MPs vote to save British Steel Scunthorpe blast furnaces

12 Apr 2025 MPs vote to save British Steel Scunthorpe blast furnaces Kathryn Samson Scotland Correspondent In a rare move Parliament was recalled to pass emergency legislation and keep the two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe alight. That’s after talks between the UK government and the Chinese company Jingye, which owns British Steel, collapsed. The Steel Industry Special Measures Bill gives the government effective control over the company, though some believe it’s an opportunity to renationalise the steel industry in the UK.

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