The UK Parliament held an emergency Saturday session to rescue British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from closure. The bill, necessitated by the plant's daily £700,000 losses and challenging market conditions, grants the Business Secretary control over the company, safeguarding 3,000 jobs. Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the importance of preserving the town's steelmaking heritage, visiting Scunthorpe to meet relieved workers after the bill's passage. The move counters the Chinese owner Jingye Group's plans to shut down the plant's blast furnaces.

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