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The Latest Breaking News from British Steel

Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says

National Audit Office highlights benefits of state rescue for jobs and orders but warns of continuing high cost

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Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order

‘Eight-figure agreement’ made to supply new line between Ankara and İzmir – but questions over plant’s future remain

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‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up

Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?

The Guardian - UK

UK investor Michael Flacks ‘very interested in British Steel takeover’

Businessman, who says he is a ‘big, bullish believer’, would combine Scunthorpe steelworks with Italian plant

The Guardian - UK

‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Experts say business with China is always a double-edged sword let alone when its overheated economy can offer only marginal gains

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Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty Steel plant

Call for UK state to step in after Gupta-owned Dalzell works in Scotland unable to produce metal for three new warships

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Business secretary backs shift to electric arc furnaces at British Steel plant

Move would secure future of steel production at Scunthorpe but raise questions over future of blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says

Taxpayers have been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffs

The Guardian - UK

British steel facing ‘existential threat’ after EU hikes tariffs

Keir Starmer said he is in talks with both the US and EU about the tariffs, which industry figures say is ‘the biggest crisis the UK steel industry has ever faced’

The Independent UK

Tata bought slabs from rival British Steel as it sought to beat Trump tariff plans

Sale of product from Scunthorpe plant came when Indian-owned firm tried to avoid US rules that were later dropped

The Guardian - UK

Major boost for British steel with EU deal but still no confirmation over US tariffs

The government are hoping to arrange a zero-tariff deal with the US, such as is now in place with Europe

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British steelmakers boosted by change to EU tariffs

UK Steel director general Gareth Stace said Friday’s change is ‘excellent news’ for the sector.

The Guardian - UK

UK steel firms on edge as talks to cut Trump tariffs near deadline

British industry could still be hit by levy on exports to US as No 10 confirms deal on reduction not completed

Evening Standard

Reynolds: Port Talbot plant does not meet US rules to get steel tariff exemption

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

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UK manufacturing poised for funding boost to reduce energy costs

Struggling steel sector among those expected to benefit in government’s long-awaited industrial strategy

The Independent UK

Steel industry left out of UK-US trade deal

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Evening Standard

Uncertainty continues over steel tariffs after Trump deal

The promised elimination of steel and aluminium tariffs was not part of the measures announced by Donald Trump during a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

Work to get US steel tariffs removed to go on in coming ‘days, weeks and months’

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25% for now.

The Independent UK

Starmer warned British jobs at risk without better trade deal from Trump

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25 per cent for now – as negotiations over an improved deal continue

The Guardian - UK

‘Vital’ that British steel gets Trump tariff deal after UK-US trade pact, say unions

Starmer should secure deal as soon as possible to exempt UK steel from US levies, says Community union

The Independent UK

Rail deal worth £500m will help save Scunthorpe steelworks, says minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is visiting the Scunthorpe plant to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel.

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