Britain, we need our steel

Community and the other steel trade unions are running a major national campaign calling on the government to make sure our steel industry is at the foundation of the UK’s recovery from the pandemic.

The campaign is lead by the three steel unions; Community, Unite and GMB.

We want to thank UK Steel enterprise for their generous financial support for the campaign.

Our campaign has received backing for a significant number of people from across the political and industry divide.

Members of Parliament 

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, Labour

Jess Morden, Labour MP for Newport East

Miriam Cates, Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge

Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon

Gill Furniss, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East

John Healey, Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Nick Smith, Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent

Clive Betts, Labour MP for Sheffield Attercliffe

Mark Tami, Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside

Stephen Doughty, Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth

Christina Rees, Labour MP for Neath

Ed Miliband, Labour MP for Doncaster North and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Yvette Cooper, Labour MP Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham

Nia Griffith, Labour MP for Llanelli

Other politicians 

Gordon Brown, Former Chancellor and Prime Minister

Neil Kinnock, Former Leader of the Labour Party

Sportspeople 

Regan Grace, Welsh rugby league footballer

Breet Johns, MMA fighter

Jack Shore, MMA fighter

Celebrities 

Michael Sheen, actor



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