The Welsh Conservatives have strongly criticised Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, for his uncosted and impractical proposal to reopen the blast furnaces in Port Talbot. The Welsh Conservatives highlighted Reform’s fantasy economics in contrast to the Conservative plan that invested £500m and saved thousands of jobs in the area.
Commenting, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS, said:
“Labour promised to save every job at Port Talbot before the election — then stood by as the furnaces shut. Now Reform is making even wilder promises without even speaking to Tata.
"Unlike Labour before the election and Reform now, the Conservative Party will not make wild promises we cannot keep.
"We promised to save thousands of jobs by working with Tata and investing £500m, and that's precisely what we did.
"The Welsh Conservatives remain the only credible opposition to a failing Labour Government and Reform's fantasy economics.
“When Tata said they were going to close the blast furnaces and withdraw from making steel in Wales we came forward with a plan that has saved thousands of jobs and will ensure that steel making continues in South Wales. Reform are interested in headlines, we believe in hard work.”
