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Scunthorpe steelmaking has a bright future – Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves predicted a "bright future" for steelmaking in Scunthorpe when she visited the town on Thursday. She ...
Britain’s race to take control of its last major steel plant from Chinese owner
Britain’s parliament is only recalled at times of national crisis. But when lawmakers were brought back from their Easter vacation last weekend, the cause was not a war, terror attack or the death of ...
The Economist1d
Britain’s government has entered the steel industry with no plan
Yet the government has leapt into a sector that has been in decline for five decades, and looks ever less competitive, ...
Ex-Tata workers 'frustrated' by Scunthorpe takeover
Former workers at Tata Steel have said they are "frustrated" over the UK government's decision to take control of Scunthorpe ...
CNN1d
Wary of Chinese ownership, Britain races to take control of its last major steel plant
But the government’s hasty decision to take back control of the Scunthorpe plant, owned by Jingye since 2020, offers a snapshot of how countries like Britain are navigating an economically uncertain ...
Daily Mail2d
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 ...
Crucial supplies needed to keep the UK's blast furnaces burning were set to be delivered to British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe today. After stepping in to take control of British Steel over the ...
UK confident of keeping British Steel going, China urges fairness
Britain expressed confidence on Monday that it could secure enough raw materials to keep the blast furnaces burning at its ...
MPs approve bid to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks
MPs have approved plans to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces after an extraordinary sitting of the Commons on ...