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Would the money used for keeping UK steel forges burning be better spent on other industries? asks ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail Money · 14 September 2026 at 22:00

Would the money used for keeping UK steel forges burning be better spent on other industries? asks ALEX BRUMMER

Steel is of critical importance to Britain and Andy Burnham's government, with a liking for state control, may feel it had little choice but to prop up Speciality Steel UK.

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Would the money used for keeping UK steel forges burning be better spent on other industries? asks ALEX BRUMMER

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