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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the government saving the British Steel Company, Scunthorpe steel mill

Apr 14, 2025
06:38

The UK Government has saved the troubled British Steel Company.  

It will mean a steel mill in Scunthorpe will be saved after negotiations with its Chinese owners reportedly broke down.

The bill gives the UK Business Secretary the control of the company and the right to use police powers if necessary to ensure workers are paid.  

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the raw materials to keep the mill running have been paid for. 

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