British steel - in pictures

  • Steelworkers, members of the Unite union and their supporters march with banners and flags on the pitch at the Attis Arena home of English National League North football team Scunthorpe United. Getty Images
    Steelworkers, members of the Unite union and their supporters march with banners and flags on the pitch at the Attis Arena home of English National League North football team Scunthorpe United. Getty Images
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks from the briefing room at Downing Street in central London on Parliament approving emergency legislation to take control of British Steel. AFP
    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks from the briefing room at Downing Street in central London on Parliament approving emergency legislation to take control of British Steel. AFP
  • The British Steel works in the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe, where steelmaking began in the 1850s. PA
    The British Steel works in the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe, where steelmaking began in the 1850s. PA
  • Jonathan Reynolds, UK Business and Trade Secretary, speaks in the House of Commons during the debate on draft legislation to give the UK government 'the power to direct steel companies in England' to protect British Steel's Scunthorpe plant. PA
    Jonathan Reynolds, UK Business and Trade Secretary, speaks in the House of Commons during the debate on draft legislation to give the UK government 'the power to direct steel companies in England' to protect British Steel's Scunthorpe plant. PA
  • Stickers featuring 'Britain, We Need Our Steel' messages in Scunthorpe. Getty Images
    Stickers featuring 'Britain, We Need Our Steel' messages in Scunthorpe. Getty Images
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with British Steel workers in Appleby Village Hall near Scunthorpe. AFP
    Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with British Steel workers in Appleby Village Hall near Scunthorpe. AFP
  • Steelworkers and members of the Unite union attach a banner to a fence bearing the phrase 'Save Scunthorpe Steel' in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Getty Images
    Steelworkers and members of the Unite union attach a banner to a fence bearing the phrase 'Save Scunthorpe Steel' in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Getty Images
  • Steelworkers, members of the Unite union and their supporters hold banners and flags at a rally at Scunthorpe United Football club's ground. Getty Images
    Steelworkers, members of the Unite union and their supporters hold banners and flags at a rally at Scunthorpe United Football club's ground. Getty Images
  • Steelworkers on the march in Scunthorpe to preserve their livelihoods. Getty Images
    Steelworkers on the march in Scunthorpe to preserve their livelihoods. Getty Images