UK parliament approves emergency law to save British Steel plant as owners blocked from Scunthorpe facility

The British government has passed emergency legislation to keep the Scunthorpe plant of British Steel open. The bill was debated and passed in a single day without opposition in both the Commons and Lords, with the TUC welcoming the move as "the right thing to do". The legislation gives Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds the power to direct the company's board and workforce, ensure the 3,000 workers get paid, and order the company to keep the blast furnaces operational.