WELSH steelworkers are marching to Parliament on Wednesday to demand Westminster action as union figures show more than 18,000 jobs have been lost in the industry in Wales.

Research by the GMB union found that more than 18,050 Welsh steel jobs have gone between 1981 and 2021 — 60 per cent of the entire sector.

Steelworkers from Port Talbot will join the march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square, calling for a proper industrial strategy and relief from the energy costs that are crippling the steel sector.