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UK Government Condemns Thuggish Portsmouth Migrant Boat Protests
The UK government condemned intimidating protests in Portsmouth and Dover after a dinghy carrying around 140 migrants arrived on the Hampshire coast.
China criticizes UK government over nationalisation of British Steel
The UK government has finalized the transfer of the Scunthorpe steelworks from China's Jingye to public control to protect jobs and national security. Beijing has condemned the takeover as a violation of bilateral investment treaties and threatened legal action.
British Steel brought into public ownership to protect UK steel production
The UK government has brought British Steel into public ownership, citing the need to protect vital infrastructure and thousands of manufacturing jobs. This historic intervention ends years of financial instability at the Scunthorpe plant following the passage of the Steel Industry Act.