The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.
The Business Secretary also suggested Britain would be unlikely to simply ‘replicate’ Washington’s stance towards China on trade.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said she is dismayed ministers appear to have ‘given up’ on keeping the refinery open.
Three premature babies received total parenteral nutrition feed, contaminated by Bacillus cereus, while undergoing care in hospital.
No official casualty figures have been released but an AP reporter at the scene described significant casualties on the street.
Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.