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  • Government aims to take control of British Steel

    04/12/2025 6:39:35 AM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 28 replies
    BBC News ^ | April 12, 2025 | Paul Seddon and Zoe Conway
    Parliament has been recalled for a rare Saturday sitting to pass an emergency law aimed at saving British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from imminent closure. Sir Keir Starmer said the legislation would allow ministers to "take control" of the Lincolnshire site and stop its Chinese owner from closing its blast furnaces. The move opens the door to a full nationalisation of the company at a later stage, with the prime minister saying "all options" remained on the table. Talks have been taking place this week to keep production going at the firm, after owners Jingye said its blast furnaces were "no...