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steel industry
Britain's steelmakers now pay nearly £30 per MWh more than French rivals due to gas-set wholesale prices, despite renewables growth, undercutting reindustrialisation and EU exports.
Brexit
Importing twice the steel it produces, relying on EU buyers for 78% of exports, and having no negotiated protections, Britain faces an 'existential threat' to its steel industry after the EU imposed 50% tariffs. This article explores the institutional failures and economic realities behind this crisis.