A Step Towards British Steel Nationalisation?

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at the future of British Steel, as MPs voted to take control over a Scunthorpe plant.

They met in Parliament on a Saturday for the first time since 1982.

Chris was there too, and he joins Laura and Paddy to talk through the details, as well as what it says about how the UK is responding to international events.

We also hear from ex PM Gordon Brown, who’s been talking to Paddy.

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New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Paddy O'Connell and Chris Mason. It was made by Chris Flynn with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.9	We've come back at Saturday.
0:08.6	It doesn't mean it's Cracker Jack Day.
0:10.2	We're going to listen.
0:11.2	Come on, let's go.
0:14.1	That wasn't Stu Francis of Cracker Jack fame.
0:17.1	It was instead.
0:18.6	Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker,
0:19.8	and even Chris Mason's been brought out of the weekly
0:22.5	stramash. All of these people turning up on a Saturday, Y, oh, why, oh, why? Keep listening,
0:28.3	because it's newscast on a Saturday, and MPs have been back at work.
0:31.8	Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. I like landscape. I don't think I'm being rude.
0:36.4	Japping. Unemployed people who are overweight.
0:38.9	That is not the agenda.
0:40.1	It's the fun police working overtime.
0:42.3	The star is born.
0:43.3	Elon.
0:44.3	It's all hurt that a miracle let us happen.
0:46.4	Frankly, I think we need a British Trump.
0:48.3	Take me down to Downing Street.
0:50.0	Let's go have a tour.
0:51.6	Blimey.
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