Boycotted by Ocado: why is Mumsnet so controversial? It used to be best known as a forum for exchanging parenting tips, but in recent years Mumsnet has been embroiled in the culture wars Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2025
Cutting business ties with China would be ‘foolish’, Reeves says amid reports of US pressure Chancellor supports economic ties with Beijing as she prepares to fly to US next week for trade deal talks The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Digested week: The house feels less than a house without Herbert Hound We took him for one last walk – more of a slow dawdle – before the final moment in our uncomplicated relationship The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025
British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission There were suspicions, legal wheezes and a plan to divert a ship to Gibraltar to seize cargo, as ministers’ anxieties rose The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025
Reeves to hold talks with US as Trump says ‘no rush’ to strike deals Britain is hoping a deal can help stave off the full brunt of the US president’s sweeping 10% tariffs on all goods imported to America. Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025
Government risked ‘throwing good money after bad’ in steel talks – Reeves ‘Government are going to play a big role’ in the future of steelmaking in Scunthorpe, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said. Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025
Cheaper energy, more cash and a bit of scrap: how to save British Steel UK politicians and industry have options if they want steel to make money while minimising emissions The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025
Labour Slammed for Turning Parliament Into a PR Stage While Steel Industry Struggles After months of delays and mixed messages, Labour finally decided to move fast — not on immigration, inflation, or EU relations, but on Parliament itself. The Fashion Central · Apr 16, 2025
Advantage China? Plus saving British Steel Beijing’s game plan to best Trump in the tariff wars The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Nigel Farage and the unions: Reform leader walks line between friend and foe Party’s manifesto said it wanted to make it easier to hire and fire workers, but its leader has said he wants ‘sensible relationship’ with unions The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Anti-China rhetoric over British Steel is absurd, says country’s embassy A spokesperson for the embassy said individual UK politicians have shown ‘arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset’. Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
China accuses UK politicians of ‘arrogance’ in British Steel row Embassy criticises ‘slandering’ of Chinese government and defends Jingye over furnaces dispute The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
Scottish Labour rule out backing Grangemouth nationalisation after SNP appeal SCOTTISH Labour have summarily dismissed calls to back the nationalisation of Grangemouth after the area’s SNP MSP penned an appeal to group… The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2025
Good Morning Britain viewers threaten to Switch Off over Hosts Good Morning Britain viewers weren’t holding back on Monday morning as a surprise presenter line-up triggered a flurry of complaints—and even caused some to switch off altogether. The Fashion Central · Apr 16, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 UK government refuses to rule out redundancies at Scunthorpe steelworks Business secretary says plant may need ‘different employment footprint’ after government takeover of site
The National (Scotland) · Apr 15, 2025 Making Plans for Nigel: How Labour's British Steel gambit will boost Reform UK LABOUR made a huge song and dance about taking over British Steel in Scunthorpe.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 How Britain could forge a steelmaking revolution despite British Steel’s woes Letters: Euan G Nisbet suggests a way the UK steel industry could be saved and become a world leader. Plus letters from others responding to the crisis at Chinese-owned British Steel
The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025 What caused the crisis at British Steel? The two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis.
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future The Business Secretary said new technology and facilities may be part of a long-term viable future.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 While Starmer’s hand was forced on British Steel, it’s time to forge ahead with more nationalisations The majority of Britons are sick of privatisation and value public ownership. Labour must offer a radical alternative, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 Reynolds says Chinese firms would be viewed ‘in different way’ over steel bids But the Business Secretary added that the dispute over the North Lincolnshire site was because of ‘one specific company’.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Steel was a security risk. What about UK gas storage? The government refused to allow steel furnaces to be turned off. Should it be happy with just six days of stored gas?Business live – latest updates
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Cabinet minister’s social media hacked to promote bogus House of Commons cryptocurrency Lucy Powell fell victim to social media hackers promoting a bogus cryptocurrency
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025 Supplies arrive in UK as Government rushes to save British Steel Scunthorpe site Ministers have taken control to ensure supplies such as coking coal and iron ore reach the site after talks with its Chinese owner broke down.
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Raw materials to keep British Steel plant operating reach the UK The U_K_ government says that it has bought enough raw materials to keep Britain’s last steelmaking blast furnaces operating for the “coming weeks.”