The Latest Breaking News from British Steel

UK steel industry on brink of 'irreversible decline', MPs warn Rishi Sunak

The Prime Minister has been issued with a stark alert, in a letter seen by the Mirror, about the threat to sector as companies mull job cuts and firms demand help to slash emissions

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

British Steel told making redundancies in midst of support negotiations 'not the way to do business'

Minister and MPs perplexed by approach as offer details laid out in Westminster while union talks start in Scunthorpe

Birmingham Post · Feb 2, 2023

British Steel owner faces calls to halt 'unacceptable' plan to cut 800 jobs

Scunthorpe's Tory MP triggered an emergency Commons debate after the company warned of potential redundancies as energy costs soar and pressure on the industry to slash emissions grows

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Fears for 800 British Steel jobs amid siren warnings for industry's future

Unions demanded answers from the firm as reports suggest staff posts could be at risk as the threats to the struggling sector continue to mount - raising concerns about its viability

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

Strong support for green steel deal as Humber revealed as Net Zero hot spot

Humber on the list and biggest employer heard by key figures as help called for with decarbonisation

Birmingham Post · Jan 31, 2023

British Steel and Tata told to protect jobs until 2033 to unlock £600m funding

Grant Shapps tells Britain’s two largest steelmakers they must guarantee certain number of UK jobs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023

Bailout offer tabled to British Steel by UK government - source

Could deal make for a happy Chinese New Year for owner Jingye Group and the near 4,000 employees?

Birmingham Post · Jan 23, 2023

UK offers £600m help to try to keep last steel plants going and save jobs

Jeremy Hunt expected to confirm support for British Steel and Tata to employ lower-emissions technology

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Hundreds of millions of pounds secured for British Steel - reports claim

Government bail-out with strict conditions understood to be lined up

Birmingham Post · Jan 23, 2023

Jeremy Hunt poised to approve £300m support package for British Steel

Grant would help steelmaker cut its carbon footprint and avoid thousands of jobs losses

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023