Tag: Steel
British Steel formally ends consultation over job losses
A consultation which had put 2,700 jobs at risk at British Steel will not continue, it has been confirmed.The company, which is now under government c [...]
Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe can keep running
The business secretary has refused to confirm if the government can get the sufficient raw material supplies in time to keep the blast furnaces at Bri [...]
As British Steel law rushed by ministers, officials waited in Scunthorpe hotel
PA MediaThe prime minister met steelworkers in Lincolnshire shortly after the hearing in House of CommonsThere was a moment where all they could do wa [...]
UK seeks emergency powers to take over British Steel
Brian WheelerPolitical reporterPA MediaThe UK government is seeking to take control of Chinese-owned British Steel in emergency legislation being rush [...]
Grangemouth closure ‘not comparable’ to British Steel, MPs told
PA MediaThe industrial complex at Grangemouth employs about 2,000 peopleThe closure of Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland is "not comparable" to the [...]
Why is British Steel in trouble, who owns it and what will the government do?
Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at r [...]
Can UK afford to save British Steel – and can it afford not to?
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"Who was going to blink first?"A source involved in the fraught negotiations sinc [...]
Parliament to be recalled over British Steel
Parliament will be recalled on Saturday for an emergency debate on the future of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe.A government source says it is lo [...]
British Steel talks still deadlocked, source says
The talks to keep production going at the UK's last virgin steel plant in Scunthrope are yet to reach a resolution, the BBC has been told.British Stee [...]
British Steel nationalisation talks unfair on Wales, says Plaid
Getty ImagesNationalisation was ruled out as an option for Tata's Port Talbot site as the company struggled financially"We were asking for nationalisa [...]
Talks to save British Steel reach crunch point
Jack FenwickPolitical reporterAlex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesTalks aimed at saving steel production in Scunthorpe are deadlocked over [...]
British Steel solution is within reach, minister says
Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA "commercial solution" for British Steel is "within reach" according to Culture Secretary Lis [...]
Nationalisation an option for British Steel, says government
The government is considering nationalising British Steel as fears grow among ministers that the company's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire [...]
Scunthorpe steel closures ‘far from done deal’, minister says
Getty Images/Lindsey ParnabyFurther talks are planned this week with British Steel's Chinese owner JingyeNo options are off the table to secure the fu [...]
British Steel closure threat puts up to 2,700 jobs at risk
British Steel is launching a consultation that could see the closure of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, putting between 2,000 and 2,700 jobs at [...]