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Campaigners demand full nationalisation of British Steel after government seizes control of Scunthorpe plant
A general view of British Steel in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, April 12, 2025
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LABOUR has been urged to catch up with public support for nationalising services “just as strategically important” as British Steel.

Campaigners and unions have continued to call for the full nationalisation of the company after the government passed an emergency law on Saturday to seize control of its Scunthorpe plant.

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