PM says he was proper to reject raising EU tariffs on Chinese steel,while business secretary fails to convince Port Talbot steelworkersDavid Cameron defended Britain’s decision to reject higher EU tariffs on Chinese steel on Friday as the business secretary faced the anger of Port Talbot workers whose livelihoods enjoy been undermined by cleave-price imports.
The prime minister, on a visit to Washington, and said that the UK was proper to block plans that he argued would “rewrite not simply the tariff rules on steel,but the entire tariff infrastructure of the EU”, while Labour accused the government of failing to protect British workers from China’s “highly aggressive approach in this economic battle”.
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Source: theguardian.com