The Government has launched the Trade Remedies Authority as an independent, arms-length organisation to deal with complaints from UK firms. One of its first moves will be to decide whether to accept a recommendation to water-down measures aimed at protecting British steel manufacturers. “Here we will see if the assurances that the UK’s trade defences would not be weakened will hold true. (Image: PA)“The preliminary decision was extremely worrying and stands to cause huge levels of harm to the UK steel sector. Measures were extended until this month but the UK's Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate has recommended they are relaxed.

Source: Daily Mirror June 02, 2021 20:00 UTC