Tony Burke, assistant general secretary of Unite, talks to the media at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, South York

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Tony Burke, assistant general secretary of Unite, talks to the media at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, after attending a summit aimed at tackling the impact of global steel challenges was held. This comes after the SSI steel plant in Redcar announced it is closing. Ministers, steel companies, MPs, unions and trade bodies are all due to meet in Rotherham today to try and agree action.

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