14/04/2025 07:28
The Guardian
James Murray insists supplies are in the country to keep furnaces going James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, has said government officials are continuing to try to get raw materials to the Scunthorpe steelworks to keep the blast furnaces there running, insisting that the supplies are in the country and he is '“confident” they will arrive.Speaking to Times Radio this morning, he said government staff had been at the furnace and “Their role is to make sure we do everything we can to make sure we get those raw materials to the blast furnaces in time and to make sure they continue operating.I’m confident in our actions. I’m confident we’re doing everything we can to get the raw materials in there, to keep the blast furnaces going.And the reason we need to keep going … is to give us the opportunity to make sure that steel making in the UK has a bright future. Because ultimately, we want to bring in another private sector partner to give it a sustainable future in the UK.Government officials are trying to get raw materials to the Scunthorpe steelworks to keep the blast furnaces running, Treasury minister James Murray has saidThe way police responded to the riots that swept the country last summer was “entirely appropriate”, a parliamentary report has found, saying claims of “two-tier policing” were “baseless”At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over proposed welfare cuts, according to data shared between Labour MPs who are warning the government that the changes “pose a real electoral risk”The government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learnedA £1.5m fund has been launched to encourage people affected by the Windrush scandal to come forward to seek compensation Continue reading...
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