A bill designed to save British Steel's Scunthorpe plant has been approved by Parliament and granted Royal Assent, meaning it becomes law UK government officials are standing by to take control of the ...

Labour could nationalise Chinese-owned British Steel with Sir Keir Starmer saying he is keeping 'all options on the table' as he fights to save UK steel-making. The Prime Minister told a group of ...

British Steel’s announcement last week it would consult its workforce and unions on closing most of its Scunthorpe operations is just the latest development in a long-running saga over the ...

MPs and peers from across Britain raced to Westminster on Saturday morning for an emergency recall of parliament to pass laws to save British Steel and its 2,700 jobs in Scunthorpe. As they did so, ...

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An emergency bill to save British Steel's Scunthorpe plant has become law. It took around six and a half hours in total for Parliament to pass the legislation and the King to approve it. The Steel ...