British Steel and Tata told to protect jobs until 2033 to unlock £600m funding

Grant Shapps tells Britain's two largest steelmakers they must guarantee certain number of UK jobs

The two largest steelmakers in Britain will have to protect thousands of jobs for a decade to unlock a promised 600m in state funding for their plans to decarbonise, it has emerged.

The business secretary, Grant Shapps, has told British Steel and Tata Steel that they must guarantee a certain number of UK jobs until 2033 as part of an agreement to land 300m each in government aid.