Steel, China, and the MP Refused Entry to Hong Kong

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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at whether British Steel has enough fuel to keep its furnaces running, and we hear from an MP who was detained and refused entry to Hong Kong.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds refused to confirm if the government can get sufficient supplies in time to keep blast furnaces at British Steel running, after it took control of the plant, owned by Chinese company Jingye.

Joe Pike, political & investigations correspondent joins to look at what happened when officials from Jingye were blocked from arriving at the plant.

Laura, Paddy and Joe are also joined by Lib Dem MP for Bath Wera Hobhouse, was was detained and then refused entry to Hong Kong this week.

She says the intention was to “shut me up and silence” her.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:04.9	So it's a weekend news nami once again,
0:08.1	and we're very lucky that we've got help, Laura and I.
0:11.4	Thank goodness.
0:12.3	Call for Pike.
0:13.4	Hello, good day.
0:15.5	Good day.
0:16.4	Joe Pike, BBC Political Investigations.
0:18.9	Cores, is that what we're meant to call you now?
0:20.2	Whatever you like.
0:20.9	Okay. Well, whatever political investigations. Is that what we're meant to call you now? Whatever you like. Okay.
0:21.5	Well, whatever you like.
0:22.1	Well, it's very nice to have you with us instead of Henry this Sunday,
0:24.3	because there is tons to talk about.
0:26.2	More on the government's takeover of British Steel for now.
0:30.3	Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, the new gaffer.
0:33.2	And, Paddy, an astonishing story about Hong Kong.
0:36.4	An MP refused entry to Hong Kong where her son lives.
0:40.7	She's going to be our guest on this Saturday edition of Newscast.
0:43.8	Except it's Sunday.
0:44.7	Ah, she's going to be our guest on this Sunday edition of Newscast.
0:49.7	Make sure you leave that in.
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