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UK lawmakers pass emergency law to save British Steel

Parliament approved law which is said to prevent site's blast furnaces going out

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Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle arriving for a special Saturday session as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to save the British Steel company from closing dowing, in the House of Commons, in London, on April 12, 2025.
Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle arriving for a special Saturday session as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to save the British Steel company from closing dowing, in the House of Commons, in London, on April 12, 2025.
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The UK parliament passed an emergency law on Saturday to stop the last British factory that can make steel from scratch shutting down, allowing the government to take control of the Chinese-owned British Steel plant.

At a rare weekend session, parliament approved the law which the government said would prevent the site's blast furnaces going out and help save what is left of the UK's depleted steel industry.

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