Sir Keir Starmer has said his government will "act with urgency" to save British Steel as he announced Parliament will be recalled on Saturday to debate draft legislation tomorrow to keep the company open.
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00:00Good afternoon. As Prime Minister, I will always act in the national interest
00:05to protect British jobs and British workers. This afternoon, the future of British steel
00:13hangs in the balance. Jobs, investment, growth. Our economic and national security are all
00:22on the line. I've been to Scunthorpe. I met the steel workers. I know how important steel
00:29is, not just to the region, but to the whole country. It's part of our national story, part
00:37of the pride and heritage of this nation. And I'll tell you this, it is essential for
00:43our future. Our plan for change means we need more steel, not less. So we will act with urgency.
00:51Now, we should be clear. This situation and our response is unique. While it is true that
01:01we're facing a new era of global instability, our concerns about this plant and negotiations
01:08to protect it have been running for years.
01:11This moment could have happened at any time. But it has happened now. And I will not stand
01:21by. There is no time to waste. So we are recalling Parliament tomorrow for a Saturday sitting.
01:30We will pass emergency legislation in one day to give the business secretary the powers to
01:37do everything possible to stop the closure of these blast furnaces. And as I have said,
01:45we will keep all options on the table. Our future is in our hands. This government will
01:52not sit back and just hope. We will act to secure Britain's future with British steel made in Britain
02:01in the national interest.