A petition to recall parliament has already attracted more than 90,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. And labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he backed a recall when he visited the Port Talbot steel works on Wednesday.
“I'm here to back British steel and not see it destroyed on the altar because a global corporation has decided Port Talbot is expendable. Sorry; it's not. We've got a different story,” he said.
Despite so far refusing a full recall of parliament, David Cameron is to chair a crisis meeting to discuss the government’s official response to the crisis. It's understood ministers’ primary aim this to secure assurances from Tata Steel that it will not close the plant before a buyer is found.
