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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

HMRC files winding-up petition against Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel pipes business

He wears dark suit and tie
Sanjeev Gupta’s companies have been in trouble since 2021. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

British tax authorities have filed a winding-up petition against Liberty Steel’s business making pipes in northern England in the latest sign of the pressure on the metals empire controlled by the tycoon Sanjeev Gupta.

Court filings list HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as the petitioner in a winding-up petition against Liberty Pipes (Hartlepool) that was filed on Tuesday.

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