6 h. ago Race to keep British Steel plant alive fuels China trade row

Beijing warns Britain to treat its firms fairly risk future investment

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13 h. ago ‘I need my RSJs’ Rayner jokes during visit to Scunthorpe steelworks

The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary thanked British Steel staff for keeping the plant running during a turbulent time.

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17 h. ago China warns on 'discrimination' against firm that owns British Steel as No10 says it is 'confident' raw materials can be secured to save Scunthorpe plant

Beijing urged the UK not to 'politicise' the situation amid a desperate scramble to keep furnaces running at the Scunthorpe plant.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer makes British Steel prediction and responds to 'deliberate sabotage' claim

No10 has said it is 'confident' that vital materials will arrive on time to save two furnaces at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe in a race against time to keep it open

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21 h. ago Could British Steel's furnaces go out because Labour can't move coal 25 miles? Ministers refuse to guarantee Scunthorpe plant will be saved with crucial shipment still at dock

Treasury minister James Murray confirmed that a shipment of coal needed to maintain operations is at docks in Lincolnshire.

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30 h. ago British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces

Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needsBritish Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Race against time to save British Steel plant as minister refuses to make guarantee

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds refused to guarantee vital raw materials will arrive on time to save the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which employs around 2,700 people

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55 h. ago MPs scramble back from holidays for historic vote to save British steel

The extraordinary Saturday sitting to save British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from closing required the new law to clear both houses unopposed and receive royal approval before nightfall,

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59 h. ago British Steel shut North East site after Richard Tice's firm threatened rent hike

In recent days the Boston and Skegness MP has vocally called for the government to nationalise British Steel and save the firm's plant in Scunthorpe

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60 h. ago Bill to save British Steel plant becomes law after king’s approval

Emergency legislation giving government power to instruct British Steel to keep plant open passed unopposedBusiness secretary says British Steel owners Jingye wanted ‘excessive amount’ – videoProposals to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces have been granted royal assent after an extraordinary parliament sitting on Saturday.Emergency legislation giving the government the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open passed the Commons and Lords in a single day unopposed. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago British Steel latest: Parliament approves bill to save plant after workers block Chinese executives from site

MPs and Lords vote in favour of Starmer's plan to take control of British Steel after Chinese owners wanted hundreds of millions

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60 h. ago Parliament approves emergency powers to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks

Emergency legislation giving the Government the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open passed both the Commons and Lords in one day.

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60 h. ago Parliament approves British Steel bill as sources say owners blocked from entering Scunthorpe plant – live

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) has now passed through the House of Lords and is awaiting royal assentIt’s been a busy morning for Sarah Jones, who is now on BBC Breakfast.Asked whether the government had received any private offers for the company’s Scunthorpe plant, Sarah Jones said:There is not at the moment, to answer your question, a private company that is there willing to invest at this point.When we came into government, there was a deal on the table with Tata Steel in Port Talbot.We negotiated in 10 weeks a much better deal, but there was a private company willing to invest, who are now investing.We are hoping that the company will co-operate with what we are asking them to do, we hope that we will give them a notice and they will continue.If they do not, we will step in. Now the company will be liable for any costs that we incur, and we will seek to get that money back.We have the £2.5 billion fund for steel which we had in our manifesto, that we will use if necessar...

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61 h. ago Chinese executives 'tried to enter key areas' of British Steel plant hours before crunch debate that could bring furnace under government control

Police were called to the scene and forced bosses of British Steel owners Jingye to leave after they were prevented from accessing core areas of the plant, according to The Times.

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63 h. ago SNP claim double standards as MPs told Grangemouth 'not comparable' to British Steel

Emergency legislation is being pursued to save the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe from closure.

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63 h. ago British Steel latest: Chinese executives who ‘tried to access’ plant blocked by workers as MPs back government plan

MPs vote in favour of Starmer's plan to take control of British Steel after Chinese owners wanted hundreds of millions

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63 h. ago Moment MPs back move to take control of British Steel in emergency debate

MPs have backed the government’s plans to take control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in a rare weekend emergency debate in parliament on Saturday, 12 April.

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64 h. ago British Steel latest: MPs back move to take control of Scunthorpe plant in emergency debate

Sir Keir Starmer’s emergency bill to save Scunthorpe steelworks plant from closure approved by Commons

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66 h. ago MPs begin debating emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant

MPs returned to Westminster on Saturday after being recalled from recess to debate the emergency legislation intended to save the Scunthorpe plant.

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2 d. ago MPs to vote on whether to grant government control of British Steel and save Scunthorpe plant

Emergency legislation paving the way for nationalisation will go before Parliament

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