MPs begin debating emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
Jonathan Reynolds said British Steel’s owners had demanded ‘excessive’ support to keep the Scunthorpe plant open (House of Commons/UK Parliament)
The Business Secretary accused British Steel’s Chinese owners of attempting to “unilaterally” close down its Scunthorpe blast furnaces as MPs began debating emergency legislation to save the plant.
Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that developments over recent days had made Saturday’s extraordinary sitting of Parliament necessary as Jingye rejected the Government’s offer of support and took steps to end steel production at Scunthorpe.
