Guernsey Press

Business Secretary in talks with unions over Liberty Steel

Kwasi Kwarteng said he had a ‘constructive’ meeting with officials from Community, the GMB and Unite.

Published
Last updated

The Business Secretary has held talks with union leaders to discuss the future of a steel company and thousands of jobs.

Kwasi Kwarteng said he had a “constructive” meeting on Friday evening with officials from Community, the GMB and Unite over the situation at Liberty Steel.

Kwasi Kwarteng
Kwasi Kwarteng (Aaron Chown/PA)

Greensill Capital was the main lender to Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, which includes Liberty Steel, which owns steel plants across the UK.

Mr Kwarteng tweeted: “I continue to monitor developments very closely and work to build a strong, sustainable steel sector in the UK.”

Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article.