UK steel industry in crisis after lack of support in budget, union warns PM

Exclusive: In letter to Rishi Sunak, Unite says it is disappointed at lack of plans to tackle ‘serious threats’ facing sector

The government’s failure to support the ailing UK steel industry in last week’s budget has put thousands of jobs at risk, the prime minister has been told.

In a letter to Rishi Sunak, shared with the Guardian, trade union Unite said it was “disappointed” that the government had not announced plans to tackle the “serious threats facing the sector”.