Neil Johnston, Midlands Correspondent
May 22 2019, 5:00pm, The Times
Workers fear that there may be no jobs for them to go back to at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant as soon as tomorrowDANNY LAWSON/PAWorkers blamed politicians and management as they left the sprawling British Steel plant in Scunthorpe today, with some fearing that they may not return tomorrow.
Since the mid 19th century, the steel industry has been the lifeblood of the North Lincolnshire town but now there are fears that the collapse of the plant could turn it into a ghost town.
After a breakdown of talks between the government and the company’s owners, Greybull Capital, more than 5,000 jobs at British Steel have been put at risk and an estimated 20,000 in the supply chain are also in danger.
Scunthorpe could be worst affected, with 3,000 employed at the plant and thousands more reliant on it. Departing workers said they were worried for the future for…
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