{"id":458944,"date":"2026-03-05T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458944\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:22:09","slug":"senedd-election-nigel-farage-launches-reform-uks-welsh-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458944\/","title":{"rendered":"Senedd election: Nigel Farage launches Reform UK’s Welsh manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Analysis\"Farage’s claim steel site will ‘never’ open is disputedpublished at 12:42 GMT<\/p>\n

12:42 GMT<\/p>\n

\"\"Huw Thomas
Wales business correspondent<\/p>\n

Without providing any evidence to back the claim, Nigel Farage told the press conference that a new electric arc furnace for producing steel in Port Talbot will “never” open for business. <\/p>\n

He said it was a “disaster” to turn off the previous two blast furnaces in 2024. <\/p>\n

Referring to the new furnace, which is currently under construction<\/a>, Farage said: “With our electricity prices, I guarantee you it will never, ever be turned on”.<\/p>\n

This is disputed by those involved with the project. <\/p>\n

I visited the construction site a few months ago and Tata Steel has consistently said it plans to get the furnace operating towards the end of 2027.<\/p>\n

In its sustainability report – published this morning – Tata Steel said it had “moved forward at incredible pace” with its
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