Does Starmer Have the Mettle to Save Britain’s LAST Steel Works?!

In a dramatic turn, Parliament has been recalled to urgently debate the future of British Steel. In Scunthorpe, 2,700 jobs hang in the balance after the Chinese-owned steelworks declared its blast furnaces financially unsustainable. With thousands more jobs across the supply chain at risk, this isn’t just about steel — it’s about the future of Britain’s industrial heartlands. Earlier this week, Keir Starmer declared the UK has entered a “completely new world” — promising to rewire the state. But how does that square with his recent pledge to create a smaller, more agile government, as he told The News Agents last month? In this special report, Lewis Goodall travels to Scunthorpe, a town on the brink, to explore whether this moment marks the end of the era of globalisation, and the rise of a more active state taking control of vital national industries. What does this mean for Britain’s economy, politics, and working-class communities? This special report was produced by Louis Degenhardt and Rory Symon. #BritishSteel #Scunthorpe #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics #SteelIndustry #JobsCrisis #Parliament #Globalisation #NationalIndustry #LabourParty #IndustrialPolicy #UKEconomy #BlastFurnace #ChinaUK #RewireTheState #Steelworks #UKManufacturing #StateIntervention #WorkersRights #uk #ukpolitics #nigelfarage #farage #china #xijinping #reform #conservatives #kemibadenoch #labour #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social