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Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe steel plant to keep blast furnaces burning

The Government has taken control of British Steel and are facing a race against time to get material such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.

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Race to keep British Steel plant alive fuels China trade row

Beijing warns Britain to treat its firms fairly risk future investment

The Independent UK

Britain will not tolerate destructive behaviour by China masked as investment

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer has been swift to recognise the dangers – and to put measures in place to protect British industry

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Race against time to secure future of British Steel as No 10 accuses Chinese owners of not acting in good faith

It comes as senior politicians across the political divide call on Keir Starmer’s government to block China investing in critical UK infrastructure

The Independent UK

Grangemouth owner 'kicking Scottish workers in the teeth' with huge US investment

INEOS has been accused of kicking its Grangemouth workers “in the teeth” after acquiring billions of dollars of oil and gas assets in the United…

The National (Scotland)

The UK has taken British Steel back from China. But can it afford to jeopardise its trade relationship?

A last-minute takeover of British Steel has led the UK’s trade secretary to advise caution against Chinese investment in key sectors. Alicja Hagopian looks at if the UK afford to lose trade with China

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‘I need my RSJs’ Rayner jokes during visit to Scunthorpe steelworks

The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary thanked British Steel staff for keeping the plant running during a turbulent time.

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Raw materials for Scunthorpe steel site ‘paid for’ – Rayner

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK.

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Government 'confident' British Steel furnaces will stay on amid China row

The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK

Evening Standard

Another UK government is doing contradictory things when it comes to China

Approach to expanding trade has been castigated for allowing Beijing to invest heavily in vital UK infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Parts of British Steel were sold in 2016

The Scunthorpe steel plant and other parts of British Steel were bought for a nominal amount.

Evening Standard

China warns UK government to treat Chinese owners of British Steel fairly

China has warned the U.K. government to treat the Chinese owners of British Steel fairly or risk undermining investor confidence in the country after British authorities took control of the company

The Independent UK

Don’t politicise row over Scunthorpe steel plant, says Chinese foreign ministry

Lin Jian says disagreement between Jingye and British government could deter Chinese investment in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘confident’ it has supplies to keep British Steel blast furnaces lit

Union officials also said they are ‘hopeful’ that the coal and iron ore required at the North Lincolnshire works will arrive within the next 48 hours.

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China warns UK government to treat owners of British Steel fairly

The warning comes two days after the UK government took control of Chinese-owned British Steel using emergency powers.

Evening Standard

Scotland must not be an afterthought in protecting industry, says Swinney

The First Minister spoke at a press conference on Monday.

Evening Standard

Comparing Port Talbot with Scunthorpe ‘not entirely fair’, says union official

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has new powers to control steelworks in England.

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Scunthorpe steelworks: why can’t you just turn a blast furnace off and what is a salamander tap?

From coking coal to the ‘four queens’, here’s what you need to know about workings of UK’s last two blast furnaces

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The Independent UK

What critical infrastructure does China own in the UK?

From nuclear power plants to British universities – what exactly does Beijing own in the UK?

The National (Scotland)

Labour would nationalise Grangemouth if it was in England, John Swinney suggests

JOHN Swinney has called for Scotland’s only oil refinery to be nationalised by the UK Government – suggesting the Labour administration would…

Evening Standard

British Steel appoints interim executives as efforts to secure future continue

The two appointments were signed off by the Business Secretary.

Evening Standard

Union officials ‘hopeful’ of Scunthorpe steel materials delivery within 48 hours

British Steel staff and civil servants are expected to spend Monday trying to prevent the permanent shutdown of Britain’s last steel-making plant.

The Independent UK

Labour confident it can keep British Steel furnaces burning after taking control

British Steel is in a race to secure raw materials for its blast furnace and keep operations going

Evening Standard

Swinney pledges earlier legislative programme to help tackle tariff ‘challenges’

The First Minister also said Scots should be ‘prepared rather than scared’ about the economic challenges ahead.

Euronews

Chinese investment in the UK will face 'high trust bar', says minister

Chinese firms will have to fulfil strict criteria when investing in key sectors in the UK in the future, said the UK government after the rescue of British Steel.

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