15 h. ago UK government says raw materials on way to British Steel furnaces

China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control

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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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19 h. ago Labour confident it can keep British Steel furnaces burning after taking control

British Steel is in a race to secure raw materials for its blast furnace and keep operations going

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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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22 h. ago Race to save British Steel factory after Chinese firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

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22 h. ago Race to save British Steel factory after China firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

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29 h. ago British Steel staff launch race to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces on

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

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37 h. ago Business secretary refuses to say whether British Steel will get raw material before furnaces go out

Jonathan Reynolds has warned that crucial blast furnaces cannot be re-started once they go out

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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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43 h. ago Reynolds unable to say British Steel will get raw materials in time

The Business Secretary faces a scramble to get enough raw materials to the Scunthorpe steelworks to stop the blast furnaces being turned off.

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67 h. ago UK Parliament meets in emergency Saturday session to approve rescue of British Steel

U.K. lawmakers are returning to Parliament from their Easter break to approve an emergency rescue of the country’s last remaining factory that makes steel directly from raw materials

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3 d. ago UK government recalls Parliament for emergency legislation over saving British Steel

U.K. lawmakers are being recalled Saturday in order to back emergency legislation aimed at saving the last plant in the country that makes steel from raw materials, a move that has been widely called for since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel

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5 d. ago UK government refuses to rule out nationalizing last plant in UK that makes steel from raw material

The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs

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