Business Minister Nusrat Ghani has rapped British Steel’s decision to enter into talks with unions about job cuts as the government negotiates a support package.
Questioning the conduct, with up to 800 jobs understood to be at risk in Scunthorpe, it was described as “peculiar”, “disappointing” and “not the way to do business,” underlined in the "strongest terms".
Her reprimand of the Chinese Jingye Group owned business from the despatch box was quickly followed by further condemnation from town MP Holly Mumby-Croft, who described the move as indefensible. She had tabled an urgent question to confirm support on offer as speculation intensified over proposed redundancies at a significant scale.
