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Government to cover pay and pensions at collapsed South Yorkshire steelworks

Unions receive assurances after state takes control of Liberty Steel plants that were put into administration

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025

Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in four years

Exclusive: court documents lay bare crisis at Sanjeev Gupta’s steelworks as it struggles to find buyers in face of looming liquidation

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025

Raw materials for Scunthorpe steel site ‘paid for’ – Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

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Government 'confident' British Steel furnaces will stay on amid China row

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025

British Steel closes plant after failing to get UK government help

More than 2,000 jobs are at risk as Britain's second-biggest steelmaker failed to get an agreement with the UK government to support further operations.

Euronews · Mar 27, 2025

Union urges investment to make UK’s only plate steel mill a ‘world leader’

The trade union Community made the call as it published a new report on the future of the steel industry in the UK.

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2025

Multibillion-pound Heathrow investment unveiled ahead of new runway plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a speech on growth last month to give her support for a third runway at Heathrow.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

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Steelmakers fire up to swap centuries-old reliance on coal for electric arc furnaces

As Tata Steel and British Steel close their polluting blast furnaces, will Labour get behind the switch to more energy-efficient technology – and secure jobs?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Tata Steel rejects union plan to save jobs and keep Port Talbot furnace open

Rejection of plan to keep one blast furnace open while building electric replacement ends hopes of avoiding as many as 2,800 job losses

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Unions reveal plan to safeguard Port Talbot steel plant and protect jobs

Community and the GMB said their proposal would secure a just transition for the workforce and owner Tata Steel UK.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Steelworkers march on Parliament demanding help to save 'crisis-hit' industry

Hundreds of steelworkers converged on Westminster to highlight the threat to their industry and call on the Government to help the switch the "green steel"

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

Steelworkers march on Parliament in last-ditch bid to save 'crumbling' industry

Staff from Britain's six steelmaking firms will converge on Westminster for a rally minutes before Prime Minister's Questions

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

Steel rescue plan could save 250 jobs if court agrees, says Liberty Steel boss

The High Court in Manchester will tomorrow hear an application by GFG Alliance to overturn the administration process slapped on Aartee Bright Bar last month

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

Hundreds of Liberty Steel jobs at risk as firm announces fresh wave of cuts

The company delivered a fresh blow to the sector this morning as the industry battles high energy costs and struggles to compete with foreign rivals

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023

Steelworkers warn of risk of job losses as Tories cut back energy support

The Government is curbing help for firms hit by surging energy prices - raising fears for the future of the UK's fragile steel industry amid sky-high costs

Daily Mirror · Dec 28, 2022

UK firms set for 10m tonnes of orders to help wean Britain off foreign energy

But bosses want the Government to help the industry switch to more environmentally-friendly production so the sector can help meet demand for energy schemes in the coming years

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

Steel campaigners set to hand No10 petition demanding fresh help for industry

Union activists will press Downing Street to throw the sector a lifeline amid soaring energy costs and growing calls to switch to more environmentally-friendly production

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

'Back our steel industry now or risk losing it forever'

The Prime Minister has been issued with a stark warning about the sustainability of the industry amid an energy price crisis

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Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

Steel unions urge Boris Johnson to slash power costs in Energy Security Strategy

The Community and Unite unions have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to throw the industry a lifeline when he finally publishes the landmark plan on Thursday

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2022

British firms imported 3,700 tonnes of Russian steel since start of Ukraine war

An industry chief lashed out UK companies ordering metal from Vladimir Putin's regime, which mounted a brutal invasion of Ukraine five weeks ago

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