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Port Talbot gets £500m grant from UK government, but jobs still on the line

Union says deal reaffirms government commitment to south Wales plant

Port Talbot will continue as a steelworks as funding was secured from the UK government, but 2500 workers will lose their job. Credit: Leighton Collins, via Shutterstock

Port Talbot will continue as a steelworks as funding was secured from the UK government, but 2500 workers will lose their job. Credit: Leighton Collins, via Shutterstock

Tata Steel's Port Talbot will receive £500m of funding from the UK government, but 2,500 workers will still be made redundant in a new deal for the steel plant inked this week. This is the same amount...

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