PM aims to pass emergency law on Saturday to ‘take control’ of British Steel plant

Parliament will be recalled for a rare Saturday sitting to pass an emergency law aimed at saving British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant from imminent closure.
Sir Keir Starmer said the legislation would allow ministers to “take control” of the Lincolnshire site and stop its Chinese owner from closing its blast furnaces.
The move opens the door to a full nationalisation of the company at a later stage, with the prime minister saying “all options” remained on the table.
Talks have been taking place this week to keep production going at the firm, after owners Jingye said its blast furnaces were “no longer financially sustainable”.
MPs and peers are currently on their Easter break and were not due to return until 22 April, but both will now go back to Westminster for the hastily convened sitting.

Source: BBC | Language: English