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British Steel staff and civil servants race to keep Scunthorpe running
A general view of British Steel in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, April 12, 2025

BRITISH STEEL staff and civil servants raced to secure the raw materials needed to keep Britain’s last primary steel-making plant running today.

Without materials such as coking coal and iron ore, the blast furnaces at the Scunthorpe plant will cool, risking irreparable damage. 

On Saturday, the government passed an emergency law to seize control of the plant from the company’s Chinese owners Jingye.

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