It’s all up in the Air
PM jets off to Washington while future of British steel hangs in the balance
THE FUTURE of British steel was still up in the air last night after David Cameron jetted out of the country amid a full-blown industrial crisis.
The Prime Minister convened a “brief” meeting of ministers yesterday morning on Tata Steel’s plan to pull out of Britain before flying to Washington DC for a two-day nuclear security summit.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid did not attend the crisis talks at Downing Street because he was sat on a long-haul flight from Australia.
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