2 w. ago Keir Starmer heads on holiday after emergency recall of Parliament delays trip

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has headed on holiday with his family after an unpredictable few months since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House

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3 w. ago Emergency bill to 'save' British Steel that could nationalise Scunthorpe furnace clears Parliament

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill has cleared the House of Lords and will become law once it receives royal assent.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Starmer delays holiday to attend emergency session of Parliament to save British Steel

Labour prime minister has warned the UK’s ‘economic and national security’ at risk if Scunthorpe plant closes

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3 w. ago MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM aims to pass emergency law today to save British Steel – live

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the companyBlast furnaces have been making steel in Britain for 300 years, ever since they helped start the Industrial Revolution. This weekend, parliament will sit for the first Saturday in decades as it tries to keep the last two furnaces running for a bit longer.Keir Starmer has recalled MPs to discuss emergency powers to direct steel companies, including British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks, to “preserve capability and ensure public safety”. The move would be short of nationalisation, but it would give the government more influence on the steel industry than at any point since Margaret Thatcher. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Parliament recalled to save British Steel plant but 'why not for Port Talbot'

Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts has questioned why the government did not intervene to protect Port Talbot steelworks in the same way it is acting over Scunthorpe.

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3 w. ago 'When it was Wales, they mocked. Now it’s England, they act'

Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts has questioned why the government did not intervene to protect Port Talbot steelworks in the same way it is acting over Scunthorpe

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