Nair

Delhi, who were leading the standings until the defeat, reached their total thanks to contributions of 39 from Axar Patel, 37 from Ashutosh Sharma, plus 31 from both Tristan Stubbs and Karun Nair 31, but Gujarat did well to limit the damage.

Asked if the UK should retaliate with its own tariffs, Rajesh Nair called instead for greater protection for UK steelmakers from foreign imports.

Mr Nair was giving evidence to the committee's inquiry into the UK government's forthcoming industrial strategy.

Chief executive Rajesh Nair told MPs some American customers were seeking other suppliers to avoid "tariff warfare".

Tata Steel's exports from the UK to America are packaging steels and tubular products for oil and gas industries, according to Mr Nair.