British Steel's Chinese owner seeks huge government aid package

The Telegraph

Lean RightMixed FactualityMedia Conglomerate: Press HoldingsWealthy Private Owner: David and Frederick Barclay

Chinese owners of British Steel ask ministers for bailout

The owners of British Steel have asked for a government bailout to save the jobs of thousands of steel workers in the north of England.

Sky News

CenterHigh FactualityWealthy Private Owner: Roberts Family

British Steel's Chinese owner seeks huge government aid package

Jingye Group has indicated that British Steel's two blast furnaces will not be commercially viable without hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer support, Sky News learns.

Evening Standard

Lean RightMixed FactualityOther: Evgeny LebedevOther: Alfred Harmsworth (Barrister)

British Steel’s Chinese owners ‘seeking huge government support package’

It comes amid fears that two of its blast furnaces are unlikely to survive without a cash injection

Bloomberg

Lean LeftMixed FactualityWealthy Private Owner: Michael BloombergPrivate Equity: The Vanguard Group

British Steel’s Chinese Owner Seeks Government Aid, Sky Reports

Grimsby Telegraph

Media Conglomerate: Reach Plc

Threat of 'thousands' of redundancies looms at British Steel

Insiders claim thousands of people could be made redundant if the government rejects the request

Lincolnshire Live

British Steel owners request huge financial support package

The Lincolnshire-based company employs around 4,000 people