"Reform's deputy leader, Richard Tice, met a group of bosses shortly before Labour announced new steel tariffs in March and commissioned them to draft a competing plan that will include scrapping net zero policies."
"One of the plan's authors, the boss of a steel fabricating company, said Tice had made them feel Reform cares about the industry more than Labour."
"Another industry source said although Tice understands that you need a steel industry for issues such as national security, whether they have any good policy ideas of what to actually do, I doubt that."
"The push to woo the industry comes just weeks before the local elections on 7 May, in which the party is hoping to make gains in areas that have experienced decades of manufacturing job losses."
Reform UK is engaging steel industry leaders to create a competing steel strategy, aiming to address high energy costs and government policies. Richard Tice, the party's deputy leader, has met with industry bosses to discuss scrapping net zero policies. The initiative has received mixed reactions, with some industry leaders feeling Reform is more supportive than Labour, while others express skepticism about the party's policy effectiveness. The push comes ahead of local elections, particularly targeting areas with significant manufacturing job losses, such as Wales.
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