The UK government says about raw materials on the road to British steel ovens

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The UK government said it is confident that it would secure enough raw materials to preserve the son -in -law in the British, in the first sign that the immediate crisis that informs the company was relieving.

The ministers were concerned that the Chinese -Chinese -Chinese owner, Jenny, had planned to close the ovens after the talks between the two sides were shattered about the taxpayer support package late last week. The closure of the british steel in Scunthorpe will leave the UK as the only G20 without the ability to make steel from scratch.

But a spokesman for Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer said on Monday that two shipments of iron ore, coke and coal were in Mingham in the mouth of Hambar. The third was on his way, currently outside the coast of West Africa.

They said: “We are now confident in the ability to secure enough materials to keep the melting ovens.”

They added that the operational teams were on Monday afternoon, still evaluating whether Jenji’s decision to deny one oven this week could be avoided.

The government was racing to secure basic raw materials after traffic Emergency Legislation Saturday to control British steel.

the British steel SAGA sparked a growing violent reaction against Chinese investment in the British economy. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday that there will be some areas that the UK government will not welcome to Chinese investors.

“I think we should be clear about the type of sector that, in fact, we can promote and cooperate, and those frankly where we cannot.”

There is no current plan for a broader review of Chinese investments.

“We already have a very strict review system, especially when it comes to our energy sector – all investments are subject to the highest scrutiny of national security,” the spokesman said. “We will follow a consistent, long -term and strategic approach to China.”

On Monday, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the United Kingdom to treat its companies fairly and avoid politicizing trade between the two countries.

“We hope that the UK government will treat Chinese institutions that have been invested in the United Kingdom fairly and fairly, and to protect its legitimate rights and interests, and avoid politicizing or compensating the concept of security in economic and commercial cooperation,” said Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, in referring Monday in Beijing.

Otherwise, Lin added, “He can undermine Chinese companies’ confidence in investment and cooperation in the United Kingdom.”

Jinji did not respond to multiple requests to comment regarding the potential seizure of the UK government of British steel.

British Steel said on Monday that she appointed Alan Bell, its executive director, the temporary CEO with an immediate impact. The appointments were signed by Reynolds to carry “consistent and professional leadership on the British Stendhorpe site”, according to the company.