Parliament remembered that he debated emergency law to save British Steel

Parliament will be recalled on Saturday to assume an emergency law to save the British Steel factory in Scunthorpe from the threatening closure.

During a press conference, Sir Keir Starmer said that the legislation would enable ministers to “take control” from the Lincolnshire factory, which employs 2,700 people.

The relocation stops at this stage when the company fully nationalizes, but the prime minister said that “all options” remained on the table.

Discussions took place this week to keep production at the company, after the Chinese owner said that the blast furnaces “are no longer financially sustainable”.

MPs left Westminster for their Easter holidays on Tuesday and would not return until April 22.

The House of Lords is also recalled, with Sir Keir confirming that the government wants to take the legislation in one day.

The prime minister added that the future of the company is “in the balance”.

Add that making samples “was essential for our future,” he added: “Our economic and national security is all on the line”.

The BBC understands that ministers immediately seek powers to control the site, so that it can ensure that it has sufficient raw materials to continue, with current supplies that run out in the coming weeks.

After Easter, the parliament could then be asked to give the government the authority to nationalize the company.

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The Chinese company Jingye, which bought British Staal in 2020, says it has suffered a financial loss of around £ 700,000 a day.

Last month, the company announced plans to throw jobs on the Scunthorpe site and to blame “very challenging” market conditions, rates and costs related to production techniques with lower low-carbon-poors.

The government Offered to buy the Coking -stone cabbage In order to keep the blast furnaces running until a long -term solution for saving the factory could be found, but the company could not agree with this week in tense negotiations.

It is thought that the business secretary has lost confidence in the Chinese owners of the company, whereby a government source says that they are “no longer reliable partners”.

The parliament was last recalled from a planned break in August 2021 to discuss the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan.

The Lower House has been recalled 34 times since 1948.

Conservative Shadow Cabinet Alex Burgart said: “The recall – and her speed – is a sign that the government has fully dressed its negotiations on British Steel.

“Parliament Rose on Tuesday – Labor knew that this was on the track and did nothing.”

Liberal -Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: “Nothing may be in this issue of the national security of the table” and added that the recall of parliament should be seen as “a chance to come up with a serious plan for the sustainable future of the production of domestic steel”.

Reform of the British leader Nigel Farage said that the situation in Scunthorpe was “desperate”.

He urged the government to do the right thing … and bring it [British Steel] Back to public ownership “.