British Steel employees express fears over future of Scunthorpe plant
- British Steel's Chinese owners, Jingye, intend to close the Scunthorpe facility while maintaining control of four other mills, risking thousands of jobs, according to Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
- Emergency legislation allows the UK Government to mandate that British Steel maintain operations at the Scunthorpe plant despite Jingye's intentions.
- Workers at the Scunthorpe plant blocked Jingye executives from accessing the site, prompting police intervention due to concerns about a breach of the peace.
- Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds indicated that Jingye requested hundreds of millions from the British Government to keep the plant operational.
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