British Steel: Reverting back to Chinese ownership would be like finding “your house ransacked and then leaving your doors unlocked”

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Responding to a Government Minister failing to rule out the possibility of another Chinese firm’s involvement in the ownership of British Steel, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:

“Giving another Chinese firm ownership of British Steel would be like coming home to find your house ransacked and then leaving your doors unlocked.

“Domestic steel production is absolutely vital to our national security and to put that at risk again would be completely unacceptable.

“The Government should rule out any Chinese firms' future involvement in the ownership of British Steel - and certainly until it has completed and published its China audit. The stakes are simply too high.”

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Reporting can be found here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/15/british-steel-latest-news-jonathan-reynolds-sarah-jones/