British Steel
London Underground drivers to strike on 15 March ; 260 jobs at risk at British Steel – as it happened
British Steel plans to close its coke ovens, a move that could result in 260 job losses at its Scunthorpe site in northern England
Graeme Wearden
22, Feb, 2023 @3:02 PM
British Steel announces 260 job losses at Scunthorpe works
Firm’s owner says closure of coking ovens is down to global economic challenges and rising energy bills
Jasper Jolly
22, Feb, 2023 @11:51 AM
British Steel considering cutting up to 1,200 jobs in Scunthorpe
Unions say move would be ‘betrayal’ amid talks with UK government over potential £300m in financial support
Jasper Jolly
01, Feb, 2023 @5:14 PM
British Steel and Tata told to protect jobs until 2033 to unlock £600m funding
Grant Shapps tells Britain’s two largest steelmakers they must guarantee certain number of UK jobs
Alex Lawson
27, Jan, 2023 @1:45 PM
UK offers £600m help to try to keep last steel plants going and save jobs
Jeremy Hunt expected to confirm support for British Steel and Tata to employ lower-emissions technology
Jasper Jolly
23, Jan, 2023 @5:17 PM
Jeremy Hunt poised to approve £300m support package for British Steel
Grant would help steelmaker cut its carbon footprint and avoid thousands of jobs losses
Alex Lawson
20, Jan, 2023 @5:00 PM
FCA reveals £49m redress scheme for British Steel pensions
Financial advisers to pay about £45,000 a worker to 1,000 staff who received unsuitable advice
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
28, Nov, 2022 @11:11 AM
Rees-Mogg in talks with UK steelmakers as fears grow for thousands of jobs
Business secretary liaises with Tata Steel and Jingye Group over Port Talbot and Scunthorpe sites
Joe Middleton
17, Oct, 2022 @5:33 PM
British Steel auditor Mazars resigns over fee disagreement
Move comes only days after manufacturer reportedly asked government for financial support
Rob Davies
12, Oct, 2022 @9:58 AM
British Steel owner reportedly asking for urgent financial help from government
Jingye Group understood to have told ministers that its blast furnaces are unviable without huge cash injection
Miranda Bryant
01, Oct, 2022 @5:37 PM
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24, Jul, 2022 @4:16 PM
British Steel lost £140m in 2020 under new Chinese ownership
Company is a major employer in ‘red wall’ constituency won by Conservatives in 2019 election
Jasper Jolly
30, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
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