Britain would benefit from keeping this distinction in mind as it considers the future of its steel industry. Keir Starmer’s ...

Britain's parliament will be recalled on Saturday to discuss British Steel, the loss making China-owned company which could ...

Plaid Cymru has accused the UK government of not fighting equally for Welsh communities after it revealed it was considering ...

Company had £736mn of debt at end of 2023, much of it from entities controlled by its Chinese parent Jingye British Steel’s Scunthorpe site. Unions have warned it could run out of raw materials ...

A "commercial solution" for British Steel is "within reach" according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, as the government considers nationalising the Chinese-owned business. Nandy told the BBC that ...

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A British Steel sign at British Steel Ltd steelworks in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire (Danny Lawson/PA) The Government has said “no options are off the table” to secure the future of ...

The Reform boss called for the "immediate nationalisation" of the British Steel's Scunthorpe plant. Workers at the factory also revealed unless there is a firm commitment to buy raw materials by ...

British Steel has edged closer to nationalisation after talks with its Chinese owner over the future of its blast furnaces stalled. Sarah Jones, the industry minister, said the Government held ...

Nationalising British Steel must be a “last resort”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said as the Government reiterated it was keeping “all options on the table” after a meeting to reassure ...

Business minister Sarah Jones added early blast furnace closures at the north Lincolnshire site are “far from a done deal” and further talks are planned this week with British Steel’s ...