Why is Starmer 'confident' that the UK government can save British Steel furnaces?

The UK government is confident it will beat a race against time to keep the British Steel furnaces running after taking control of the plant from Chinese owner Jingye this weekend. Civil servants and steel workers were rushing to secure the raw materials to keep the Scunthorpe site’s furnaces going – which supply Network Rail and critical manufacturers – before they ran out of time. But No 10 has now said it is “confident” it will secure the supply of materials, with two ships docked nearby and another on its way to the UK. It comes after business secretary Jonathan Reynolds declined to guarantee on Sunday that the government could get enough raw materials before existing supplies run out. Click the link in our bio to read more of the story 🔗 #china #tariffs #trade #tradewar #news #economy #business #politics #politicalnews #ukpolitics #businessnews #uk #uknews #ukeconomy #steel #britishsteel #keirstarmer #starmer #manufacturing #gas