Sky News reports the Department for Business and Trade is due to hold talks with
industry bodies on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss exempting additional steel
categories from the trade measures announced in March. Sources say the
exemptions would amount to a partial reversal of the tariff regime.
previously government defended the measures as a step to address global steel
overcapacity and protect UK producers, and Business Secretary Peter Kyle had
supported them. Industrial users warn the rules would have catastrophic effects
on key manufacturers, including automotive and aerospace; the British Chambers
of Commerce wrote to Kyle last month requesting an urgent meeting.
