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UK nationalises British Steel as govt moves to secure strategic steelmaking capacity

Published 12:47 on July 16, 2026 / Last updated at 12:47 on July 16, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The UK government has taken British Steel into public ownership, completing a move ministers said was necessary to protect thousands of jobs, preserve the country's primary steelmaking capability, and give the state greater control over the future of one of Britain's most strategically important industrial assets.
The UK government has taken British Steel into public ownership, completing a move ministers said was necessary to protect thousands of jobs, preserve the country's primary steelmaking capability, and give the state greater control over the future of one of Britain's most strategically important industrial assets.


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