US Not Seeking Ownership Change of British Steel, Starmer Says
The UK does not need to push out British Steel's Chinese owners in order to cut a deal to reduce US tariffs on steel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Speaking to journalists at the G7 summit in Canada, Starmer said there was 'further work to do in relation to steel' in negotiations with President Donald Trump but that 'doesn't require us to change the ownership of British Steel.'
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