China has warned the UK against politicising the British Steel crisis. On Sunday, Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary, accused Beijing of trying to shut down the British steel industry by switching off the furnaces to make the UK reliant on Chinese stocks. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London said: “We are following closely the developments of British Steel involving the Chinese private company. “It is an objective fact that British steel companies have generally encountered difficulties in recent years. Thanks to the work of those at British Steel, and in my department, we have moved decisively to secure the raw materials we need to help save British Steel.
