‘Government has been negotiating in good faith with British Steel’s owners,’ says Reynolds

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'Government has been negotiating in good faith with British Steel's owners,' says Reynolds

The prime minister has recalled Parliament for a rare Saturday sitting, with both Houses summoned back to Westminster.

MPs will debate and pass emergency legislation to "protect" the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which Sir Keir Starmer described as "essential for our future".

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds opens the debate by saying: "we meet under exceptional circumstances to take exceptional action in what are exceptional times."

He says they have not made the decision to recall Parliament "lightly", but that he is "genuinely grateful" that MPs have returned to pass "emergency legislation that is unequivocally in our national interest".

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Date: April 12, 2025