Britain 'strongly minded' to nationalise British Steel says government

The British government is "strongly minded" to nationalise British Steel, subject to public interest, following its investment by China's Jingye Steel in 2025.

Britain 'strongly minded' to nationalise British Steel says government
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​Britain is "strongly ​minded" to nationalise ‌British Steel, ​the government said in a statement ‌on Thursday, weeks after it announced plans to create new powers to allow ‌it to do so.

"The government is ‌strongly minded to use the powers in the bill to bring British ⁠Steel ​into public ⁠ownership in the future, subject to the ⁠public interest being satisfied," a written ministerial ​statement said.

China's Jingye Steel said ⁠earlier in June it wants Britain to ⁠compensate ​it for the loss incurred through its investment in British ⁠Steel, which has been under the ⁠British ⁠government control since April 2025.

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