The Latest Breaking News from Scunthorpe

Both the Commons and the Lords will break from Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting.

U.K. lawmakers are being recalled Saturday in order to back emergency legislation aimed at saving the last plant in the country that makes steel from raw materials, a move that has been widely called for since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel

The rare Saturday sitting – the first in over 40 years – will see MPs debate the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

The rare Saturday sitting – the first in over 40 years – will see MPs debate the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

Editorial: As crisis deepens at Scunthorpe, ministers must act to protect UK steelmaking, secure jobs and lead a credible green transition

Business select committee chair joins calls for Scunthorpe steelworks to be taken into public ownership

The Business Secretary has held meetings with the Chinese owner.

The UK government has faced increasing pressure to preserve the country's own steelmaking industry, in order to reduce dependence on other countries for the metal.

Lisa Nandy says commercial solution achievable amid fears plant running out of options to secure raw materials

The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs

Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’