Report: The end of British steel?
Ava reports from Scunthorpe
April 11, 2025
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April 11, 2025
Report: The end of British steel?
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<p>British Steel has been warning for several days that the raw materials needed to keep its plant's two blast furnaces operational are running out.</p><br /><p>The Chinese-owned company says the business is no longer sustainable, and are willing to let the factory cease operations - at the cost of 2,700 jobs. </p><br /><p>Labour have 24 hours to buy in new products and make a bid to nationalise the plant. </p><br /><p>Will they do it?</p><br /><p>Journalist and Video Edit: Ava Santina Evans</p><p>Videographer: Oli Johnson</p><p>Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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