Business secretary refuses to say if UK can keep British Steel furnaces running

It's no consolation ministers now realise damage they've done with steel fiasco

IF only Britain had its own coal reserves. How much easier it would be for the Government’s mad scramble to keep our last two blast furnaces alight and avoid losing our ability to produce virgin steel. PA:Press AssociationBritain was once world’s pre-eminent industrial power… now we’re a laughing stock[/caption] GettyWhen it comes to undermining Britain’s credibility no one has more form than Miliband[/caption] But hang on, we do have coal reser…

‘Everything in place’ to keep British Steel plant furnaces running

The Government says it has paid for the raw materials needed to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe up and running.

The ships crucial to saving Britain’s steel industry

Without the safe delivery of cargo, the UK’s last remaining furnaces could fall silent

The Race to Save British Steel

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Labour accused of 'not backing business' as Starmer demanded a 'rethink' on British Steel: 'Government of the unions!'

The Shadow Minister for Business and Trade has slammed the decision by the Government to close down UK oil and gas production, claiming Labour is a Government "run by the unions".Speaking to GB News, Harriet Baldwin expressed her disappointment with the move and called for a "rethink" by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer."I'm very disappointed that this Government has, for example, got rid of some of the new production of our oil and gas and I thi…

China warns UK not to politicise trade after British Steel seizure

Management races to secure raw materials to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces in operation after emergency legislation