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Parliament recalled for MPs to vote on nationalising British Steel
The steelworks plant in Scunthorpe

PARLIAMENT has been recalled for MPs to vote on nationalising  British Steel today.

Downing Street announced yesterday that MPs will discuss an emergency law to save British Steel’s plant in Scunthorpe from imminent closure and “all options remain on the table.”

The legislation would reportedly give ministers powers to “protect” the Lincolnshire site by compelling the current Chinese owner Jingye to transfer control to the government because it is a matter of national interest.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that he will seek to pass a law in one day to give the government power to secure the future of steel-making at the Scunthorpe plant.

He said that he will “act to protect British jobs and British workers” as the future of British Steel hangs in the balance with economic and national security “on the line.”

Speaking at No 10, he added that Britain needs “more steel not less” and there was no time to waste.

The government would do everything possible to stop the closure of the blast furnaces at the plant, he said.

Community general secretary Roy Rickhuss said: “We welcome this decision to recall Parliament — it is in the national interest that a solution is found to secure a future for British Steel as a vital strategic business.

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