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Wary of Chinese ownership, Britain races to take control of its last major steel plant
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 ...
Anti-China rhetoric over British Steel is absurd, says country’s embassy
A spokesperson for the embassy said individual UK politicians have shown ‘arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset’.
A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations
Britain was edging closer to China, but a dispute at a Chinese-owned steel company in the U.K. may prompt a rethink.
British Steel staff launch race to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces on
Government officials and British Steel staff are in a desperate race to save its blast furnaces after what ministers believe ...
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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, ...
British Steel: Raw materials needed for Scunthorpe plant 'paid for' amid race against time to avert shutdown
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the government "hasn't seen any evidence" of sabotage when asked about suggestions ...
British government takes over running of UK’s last major steel plant from Chinese owner Jingye
The UK government took effective control Saturday of Britain’s last remaining factory that makes steel from scratch from its ...
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 ...
'Likely' British Steel will be nationalised, says business secretary Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds, speaking to reporters in Scunthorpe, said that nationalisation was the "likely option at this stage".