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What happened with British Steel’s Chinese owners and why have the government now taken control?

Business secretary warns that – without action taken in parliament on Saturday – UK would have lost its ability to produce virgin steel

The Independent UK

Reynolds unable to say British Steel will get raw materials in time

The Business Secretary faces a scramble to get enough raw materials to the Scunthorpe steelworks to stop the blast furnaces being turned off.

The Independent UK

Business secretary refuses to say whether there are enough supplies to keep British Steel furnaces running – as it happened

Jonathan Reynolds says allowing British Steel to collapse would have cost £1bn as public ownership looks increasingly likely

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Reynolds gives instructions to British Steel after MPs back emergency law

The move came after an extraordinary sitting of Parliament on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Emergency law passed to force loss-making steel companies to keep operating

Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on British Steel: saved for now, but for how long?

Governments of both colours bear responsibility for the sorry saga, which could have dire economic and defence consequences

The Guardian - UK

Parliament approves British Steel bill to save Scunthorpe plant

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Parliament approves emergency powers to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks

Emergency legislation giving the Government the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open passed both the Commons and Lords in one day.

Evening Standard

UK Government accused of double standards in plan to save British Steel

Welsh Politicians criticised the Government’s plans to save jobs in Scunthorpe, suggesting it failed to do the same for Port Talbot.

Evening Standard

MPs approve Government bid to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks

The emergency legislation passed the Commons unopposed.

Evening Standard

Labour MP calls for ministers to act over Grangemouth as well as at Scunthorpe

Brian Leishman said there are ‘striking similarities’ between Scunthorpe, where the steel plant faces closure, and the refinery at Grangemouth.

Evening Standard

Ministers accuse British Steel’s Chinese owner of trying to ‘irrevocably’ shut down blast furnaces

Labour prime minister has warned the UK’s ‘economic and national security’ at risk if Scunthorpe plant closes

The Independent UK

MPs begin debating emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant

MPs returned to Westminster on Saturday after being recalled from recess to debate the emergency legislation intended to save the Scunthorpe plant.

Evening Standard

MPs face choice on British Steel as ministers aim to ‘take back control’

The plans would see taxpayer money used to provide materials to the steelworks.

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Parliament to vote on granting Government control of British Steel

Both the Commons and the Lords will break from Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting.

The Independent UK

UK government recalls Parliament for emergency legislation over saving British Steel

U.K. lawmakers are being recalled Saturday in order to back emergency legislation aimed at saving the last plant in the country that makes steel from raw materials, a move that has been widely called for since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel

The Independent UK

Parliament to vote on nationalising British Steel in rare recall sitting

The rare Saturday sitting – the first in over 40 years – will see MPs debate the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

Evening Standard

MPs recalled to parliament to vote on nationalising British Steel

The rare Saturday sitting – the first in over 40 years – will see MPs debate the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on steel on the brink: Britain’s last blast furnaces face extinction

Editorial: As crisis deepens at Scunthorpe, ministers must act to protect UK steelmaking, secure jobs and lead a credible green transition

The Guardian - UK

Ministers under pressure to nationalise British Steel if crisis talks fail

Business select committee chair joins calls for Scunthorpe steelworks to be taken into public ownership

Evening Standard

Talks continue to secure future of British Steel in Scunthorpe

The Business Secretary has held meetings with the Chinese owner.

Euronews

Why the UK government is not ruling out nationalising key British steel plant

The UK government has faced increasing pressure to preserve the country's own steelmaking industry, in order to reduce dependence on other countries for the metal.

The Guardian - UK

British Steel races against time as crisis talks end without deal

Lisa Nandy says commercial solution achievable amid fears plant running out of options to secure raw materials

The Independent UK

UK government refuses to rule out nationalizing last plant in UK that makes steel from raw material

The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs

The Guardian - UK

British Steel could be nationalised as PM and chancellor consider ‘all options’

Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’

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