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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Parliament to be recalled to debate nationalising beleaguered British Steel as PM says its future ‘hangs in balance’

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant “hangs in the balance” as he unveiled emergency plans on Friday to take control of the company.

The prime minister will pass a bill through parliament in a single day on Saturday in an extraordinary step aimed at securing the future of the site.

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