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These are the constituencies most at risk from Donald Trump’s protectionist policies

The UK parliamentary constituencies most at risk from Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have been revealed in new analysis.

Trump protectionist administration has slapped a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium, citing national security interests.

Britain’s steel industry directly contributes £2 billion to the economy every year, official figures show.

In total, more than a billion pounds are paid in wages to steelworkers across the country each year.

That adds up to more than £230m paid to the exchequer in tax and national insurance contributions.

The constituency most at risk is Aberavon, where 4,200 people work in the steel industry.

Scunthorpe [3,060] has the second most number of steel jobs, followed by Newport East [1,250].

Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary, said: “These figures hammer home the potential harm of Donald Trump’s tariffs.

“The UK has more than 30,000 steel jobs. These tariffs could have a devastating impact on jobs, steel communities and the wider UK economy.

“This Government needs to stand up for our steel industry and UK manufacturing, not leave us at the whim of a protectionist President who will only ever put America first.”

The full top ten is as follows:

Employment Earnings, and income tax plus NI payments
Parliamentary constituency 2010 Total Total earnings contribution Tax payments
Aberavon 4,200 £143,529,600 £31,722,216
Scunthorpe 3,060 £105,262,280 £23,332,929
Newport East 1,250 £43,116,250 £9,568,850
Corby 1,020 £28,434,010 £5,648,550
Rotherham 970 £32,946,260 £7,261,604
Leeds Central 950 £26,746,600 £5,345,366
Sheffield South East 865 £28,563,820 £6,214,404
Cardiff South and Penarth 850 £28,983,800 £6,399,538
Alyn and Deeside 840 £28,798,720 £6,374,139
Penistone and Stocksbridge 810 £27,854,480 £6,173,463

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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