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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton Environment reporter

Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

The British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, UK
IPPR said steel had struggled ‘because of nearly two decades of mismanagement and rising global competition’. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

Ed Miliband and the UK’s net zero target are being falsely blamed for the UK’s steel crisis, experts have said.

On Saturday, parliament passed a law containing emergency powers to gain control of the last remaining maker of mass-produced virgin steel in England, based in Scunthrope, after its Chinese owner, Jingye, declined government support to keep the plant running over the next few weeks.

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