Ben Houchen has written to Teesside MPs about the "hugely concerning" report in the Sunday Times that British Steel are abandoning Teesside

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Ben Houchen hugely concerned by report that British Steel is abandoning Teesside

Suggestions that British Steel will focus its future on Scunthorpe, rather than Teesside, "ring true".

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Scunthorpe steelworks: MP hopeful two new furnaces will be built

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Conservatives have accused Tees Valley Labour MPs of signing a ‘surrender letter’, while Labour MPs asserted that Teesside’s case for an electric arc furnace is ‘incredibly strong’

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Letters traded again amid further reports Teesside steel plans scrapped

Shutdown last year blamed on wrong coal and is latest sign of difficulties at Chinese-owned operations

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British Steel blunder forced Scunthorpe blast furnace closure

Both planned ‘green’ electric arc furnaces will now be built in Scunthorpe under plans being discussed with Labour ministers

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British Steel scraps plans to return steelmaking to Teesside

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 
British Steel was forced to close one of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe last year after using the wrong kind of coal, in the latest sign of the crisis enveloping the Chinese-owned group’s UK operations. The debacle triggered initial fears among some government officials that British Steel might be trying to sabotage…

Ben Houchen hugely concerned by report that British Steel is abandoning Teesside

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