China warns on 'discrimination' against firm that owns British Steel as No10 says it is 'confident' raw materials can be secured to save Scunthorpe plant

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 11:55 UTC

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Beijing urged the UK not to 'politicise' the situation amid a desperate scramble to keep furnaces running at the Scunthorpe plant.

Parts of Chinese state could be classed as 'enhanced' threats alongside Russia as ministers fear Beijing-linked firm 'was ready to sabotage British Steel'

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 08:55 UTC

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Elements suspected of interference in the UK might be included on the top tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS).

Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 07:45 UTC

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Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-lived

Charlotte Brumpton-C…

Could British Steel's furnaces go out because Labour can't move coal 25 miles? Ministers refuse to guarantee Scunthorpe plant will be saved with crucial shipment still at dock - and scramble to get more raw materials

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 07:45 UTC

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Treasury minister James Murray confirmed that a shipment of coal needed to maintain operations is at docks in Lincolnshire.

British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 04:10 UTC

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Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needs

British Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast …

China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing-linked companies cannot be trusted, MPs warn

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 00:35 UTC

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China must be blocked from all of Britain's vital industries as British Steel fiasco shows Beijing-linked companies cannot be trusted, MPs warn.

Labour told to 'get on with it' as coal shipment needed to save Scunthorpe's furnaces still stuck on ship in dock 24 hours after Government took control of British Steel

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 00:35 UTC

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Ministers were told to 'get on with it' after it emerged the 55,000-ton delivery from Japan, which arrived at a port in Lincolnshire on Thursday, had not yet been paid for (pictured, Scunthorpe Steel…

The Papers: 'Blast chance saloon' and 'Katy roars into space'

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 22:45 UTC

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Many of Monday's front pages cover the government's "race against time" to keep British Steel's furnaces burning.

Steel, China, and the MP Refused Entry to Hong Kong

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 12:55 UTC

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Lib Dem Wera Hobhouse is in the studio.

Full nationalisation of British Steel now 'likely' says Business Secretary, as he warns China faces 'high trust bar' to get involved in UK firms

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

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Jonathan Reynolds admitted that while his 'preference' is to find a commercial partner to run the industry, the state could well have to take responsibility.