Taking questions about whether ministers would bring the Scunthorpe steelworks into public ownership, Rachel Reeves pledged that the Government would "play a big role" in the future of the Scunthorpe facility. Asked how long the Government would "wait before nationalising British Steel", the Chancellor told broadcasters: "It was really important on Saturday in that emergency sitting of Parliament that we took control of the company to ensure that we could bring in the raw materials to keep the b

Taking questions about whether ministers would bring the Scunthorpe steelworks into public ownership, Rachel Reeves pledged that the Government would "play a big role" in the future of the Scunthorpe facility. Asked how long the Government would "wait before nationalising British Steel", the Chancellor told broadcasters: "It was really important on Saturday in that emergency sitting of Parliament that we took control of the company to ensure that we could bring in the raw materials to keep the blast furnaces running."And I've had the opportunity to talk to the British management team, workers and the three different trade unions represented here to talk about the future."We now have that control. We're bringing in those raw materials, and I am certain - and the workers and the management team are certain - that there is a bright future for the steelworks here in Scunthorpe, and the whole community."