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UK's third-largest steelworks collapses into government control

BBC News Friday, 22 August 2025 ()
Hundreds of Liberty Steel workers in Rotherham and Sheffield face an uncertain future.
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One of the UK's biggest steelworks has been taken over by the government after it collapsed into administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Reacting to the news, Conservative MP Katie Lam said it is "impossible to have an industrial base" in the UK "when energy prices are this high." Report...

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