UK moves swiftly to save British Steel with emergency law

At a rare weekend session, parliament approved the legislation without opposition to take over the running of the Scunthorpe site, which employs several thousand people and produces steel crucial for UK industries including construction and rail transport. read more A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows 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. UK lawmakers opened a rare Saturday session as the government…