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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

British Steel set to be nationalised as Government mulls future for Scunthorpe

British Steel is set to return to public ownership (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

British Steel is set to return to public ownership as Sir Keir Starmer announced new laws he said will give the Government “options” to protect the industry and Scunthorpe workers.

New powers could be used to nationalise British Steel, 38 years since the firm was first sold off.

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