Industry Minister Refuses to Rule Out Another Chinese Company Taking Over British Steel – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Industry Minister Refuses to Rule Out Another Chinese Company Taking Over British Steel

Industry minister Sarah Jones refused to rule out another Chinese firm “co-partnering” with the state on management of British Steel:

“Well, we are not at the moment. I am not going to say yes or no to anything that isn’t at the moment on the table or being looked at. Whatever the future for Scunthorpe, we want to make sure we can keep primary steel-making, we can keep steel making in our country and we can grow that industry, not see the continued decline that we have had over recent years.”

Labour is trying very hard not to use the ‘S‘ word and is instead talking up its big China thaw. Jones added:

“It’s very important but we have a trading relationship with China and that will continue to be the case it’s why the Chancellor was there and it’s why my colleague Douglas Alexander has been there last week.”

Alexander travelled there secretly. Golden Keir-A going pretty much as expected…