The UK will depart from its “international legal obligations” and extend the quotas and tariffs on five categories of steel imports, a government minister announced on Wednesday.
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan told Parliament the measure is to prevent “serious injury or the threat of serious injury to UK steel producers.”
Steel goods from Ukraine are exempt from the tariffs, in a bid to support the East European country in its fight against Russia, the minister said.
The main opposition Labour Party welcomed the announcement, but some Conservative MPs were unhappy with the move “down the protectionism route” rather than seeking to cut energy costs for the sector, with a Scottish National Party lawmaker….