SCUNTHORPE, England — Tucking into tea and cake in the spring sunshine, Nigel Farage glows with anticipation and big ambitions. The man who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants Reform U.K. to displace the Conservatives as the country’s main party on the right, challenge left-of-center Labor for power and ultimately reach the prime minister’s…
London – The U.K. was “naive” to allow its sensitive steel industry to fall into the hands of a Chinese company, Britain’s business secretary said on Sunday after the government took control of British Steel. But Jonathan Reynolds said he did not suspect the Chinese state of trying to tank the plant in northern England,…
LONDON — The U.K. government on Friday called an emergency weekend Parliament session to pass legislation aimed at saving the country’s last factory that makes steel directly from raw materials, a move widely called for since U.S. President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said lawmakers are being asked to return on…
LONDON — The U.K. government on Friday called an emergency weekend session of Parliament to pass legislation aimed at saving the country’s last factory that makes steel directly from raw materials, a move that has been widely called for since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel. UK government recalls Parliament for emergency…