12 h. ago Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning being unloaded in docks in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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14 h. ago British Steel secures raw materials to keep Scunthorpe furnaces burning in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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16 h. ago Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning to be unloaded in docks in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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25 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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28 h. ago Government 'confident' British Steel furnaces will stay on amid China row

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK

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29 h. ago Britain will not tolerate destructive behaviour by China masked as investment

Editorial: Keir Starmer has been swift to recognise the dangers – and to put measures in place to protect British industry

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31 h. ago Race against time to secure future of British Steel as No 10 accuses Chinese owners of not acting in good faith

It comes as senior politicians across the political divide call on Keir Starmer’s government to block China investing in critical UK infrastructure

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31 h. ago The UK has taken British Steel back from China. But can it afford to jeopardise its trade relationship?

A last-minute takeover of British Steel has led the UK’s trade secretary to advise caution against Chinese investment in key sectors. Alicja Hagopian looks at if the UK afford to lose trade with China

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36 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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39 h. ago Ministers race to attract more Chinese investment in UK despite Scunthorpe steelworks fiasco

Trade minister Douglas Alexander is currently in China seeking to drum up business deals

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41 h. ago Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live

Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-livedMatt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said:Just when it seemed the tariff chaos couldn’t get any worse, tech investors have spent the weekend scrambling to make sense of a whirlwind of confusing - and at times contradictory - messages coming out of the White House. Despite the drama, European markets have taken an easing stance on US tech components as a positive in a broad-based rally this morning, with the FTSE 100 up 1.5% in early trading.This time, it’s chips, smartphones, and other tech components taking centre stage. While there were early signs on Friday night that some broad exemptions might be in play, it turns out tariffs are still very much on the table. But here’s the twist: despite the messy rollout, what’s caught investors’ attention is the news that these products won’t...

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42 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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47 h. ago China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing

China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing-linked companies cannot be trusted, MPs warn.

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62 h. ago Full nationalisation of British Steel now 'likely' says Business Secretary, as he warns China faces 'high trust bar' to get involved in UK firms

Jonathan Reynolds admitted that while his 'preference' is to find a commercial partner to run the industry, the state could well have to take responsibility.

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62 h. ago Business secretary would not bring Chinese companies into UK steel sector

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said he would not feel comfortable allowing a Chinese business into the British steel industry.

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2 d. ago Royal Navy on alert to escort essential fuel cargo to Scunthorpe after MPs vote to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners

The Royal Navy could be deployed to deliver an essential fuel shipment to Scunthorpe's blast furnaces after MPs voted to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners.

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3 d. ago MPs approve emergency law to 'save' the UK's steel industry as MPs accuse China of trying to shut it down by closing British Steel blast furnaces

Both the Commons and the Lords have reconvened during Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting to debate a Bill aimed at blocking Jingye from closing the Scunthorpe site.

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3 d. ago Senior military and industry figures demand that ministers take back British Steel from its Chinese owners

Critics spoke out as the fate of British Steel's blast furnace in Scunthorpe, owned by Jingye of China , hangs in the balance.

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