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UK Govt deploys emergency measures, saves troubled steel mill

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 Apr 2025, 10:03am
An aerial view of the blast furnaces and the iron ore stock yard behind at the British Steel Scunthorpe site on April 14, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
An aerial view of the blast furnaces and the iron ore stock yard behind at the British Steel Scunthorpe site on April 14, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

UK Govt deploys emergency measures, saves troubled steel mill

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 Apr 2025, 10:03am

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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