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What’s next for British Steel? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.11.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The future of the steelworks in Scunthorpe has been hanging in the balance after the government stepped in to try and save it from collapse. So what happens next for the UK steel industry and the people of Scunthorpe? And why does it matter for our national security? Kiran Stacey speaks to Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, a national officer for the GMB union in Scunthorpe, and the Guardian’s political correspondent Eleni Courea. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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The Labor government has taken control of a steel-making plot in Scumthorpe, with full nationalisation

0:53.9

on the cards.

0:55.0

I want to be clear that a transfer of ownership to the state remains on the table.

1:02.0

And it may well, at this stage, given the behaviour of the company, be the likely option.

1:09.0

No, it's not 1951 or 1967 for that matter.

1:13.4

It's 2025.

1:15.2

And after an extraordinary week for British politics and for the town of Scunthorpe,

1:19.8

Britain's last virgin steelmaking plant has been saved for now.

1:23.9

The best way to describe it is euphoric.

1:26.2

We haven't for a long time had intervention that's

1:29.3

come before the disaster. It's a monumental shift. So what happens next? For the people of Scunthorpe

1:36.2

and for British Steel? And what does it mean for our national security? I'm Kieran Stacey,

1:41.5

in for John Harris, and you're listening to Politics Weekly UK for The Guardian.

1:47.3

It's hard to convey just how significant the collapse of a big industry can be for an area.

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