Emergency vote on nationalising British Steel as future 'hangs in balance'

Why Government stepped in to save British Steel not Port Talbot

The UK government has been accused of 'double standards' and has been warned that the people of Wales will not forget what has happened

"Naive" To Allow Chinese Firm For Steel Industry, Says UK Minister

The UK was "naive" to allow its sensitive steel industry to fall into the hands of a Chinese company, Britain's business secretary said on Sunday after the government took control of British Steel. But Jonathan Reynolds said he did not suspect the Chinese state of trying to tank the plant in northern England, the country's last factory able to make steel from scratch. The government rushed urgent legislation through parliament on Saturday to sto…

Royal Navy on alert to escort shipment in steel crisis

Military may be mobilised after MPs vote to seize control in Scunthorpe

UK government takes control of last virgin steel plant after Chinese owners threaten shutdown of essential national security infrastructure

Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned lawmakers for the unusual Saturday sitting, only the sixth since World War II, to back a bill primarily aimed at blocking British Steel's Chinese owners, Jingye Group, from closing the two massive blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant in the north of England that are key in the steelmaking process.

UK government take emergency control of British Steel

The Chinese-owned steel company is the last maker of virgin steel from iron ore, coke and other inputs in the UK. The emrgency bill passed the House of Commons and the House of Lords on Saturday.

U.K. lawmakers approve rescue of British Steel in emergency parliamentary session

LONDON — U.K. lawmakers returned to Parliament from their Easter break on Saturday to approve an emergency rescue of the country's last remaining factory that makes steel from scratch.