Relief for workers at UK's last blast furnaces as 2,700 redundancies shelved following government's takeover of Scunthorpe steelworks

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 18:55 UTC

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British Steel has confirmed it will end the consultation on 2,700 redundancies announced by Chinese owners Jingye at the end of March following the government's move to take control.

What’s next for British Steel? – Politics Weekly UK

found 2025 › Apr › 17 (Thu) @ 04:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The future of the steelworks in Scunthorpe has been hanging in the balance after the government stepped in to try and save it from collapse. So what happens next for the UK steel industry and the peo…

Furious China accuses 'arrogant and ignorant' MPs of 'slandering' Beijing over British Steel row

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 13:15 UTC

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MPs this weekend passed emergency laws allowing the Government to seize control of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe from its Chinese owners.

It's tragic that a once great industrial power has to scrabble around the world for coal, writes ROSS CLARK

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 02:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Scunthorpe steelworks are barely a few dozen miles from the rich coal deposits of South Yorkshire.

As crucial supplies arrive to keep Scunthorpe steel plant running... Labour faces calls to rule out any Chinese involvement in 'strategic' sector after ministers dodge on future ownership of British Steel

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 14:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

After stepping in to take control of British Steel over the weekend, the Government faced a race against time to get materials such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.

Crucial coal will be delivered to British Steel plant in Scunthorpe TODAY as ministers try to avoid full nationalisation

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 11:20 UTC

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After stepping in to take control of British Steel over the weekend, the Government faced a race against time to get materials such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.

The art of the steel

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 07:40 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

It’s the week after a dramatic weekend in the House of Commons and Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy are here to bring you up to speed on the race to keep the furnaces on at the Britis…

STEPHEN GLOVER: China isn't investing in Britain because it likes us. It wants to suborn and control us. Despite saving Scunthorpe, we STILL haven't learnt the lesson

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 03:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer rightly declares that 'the world as we knew it has gone'. But does he really mean what he says - or is he a lawyer who has merely mastered a brief?

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep British Steel blast furnaces going

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 03:35 UTC

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Coking coal and iron ore from the US will keep the British Steel blast furnaces running for the coming weeks, says the government.

The scramble to save British Steel – podcast

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 02:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

What does the British Steel crisis reveal about the UK’s critical infrastructure? Jasper Jolly reports

On Saturday, when MPs were supposed to be on their Easter holidays, a rare emergency sitting was …