Starmer tells plant workers 'you're the backbone of British Steel'

Sir Keir Starmer has met plant workers near Scunthorpe after an emergency bill to save British Steel passed its first parliamentary hurdle.

Sir Keir Starmer is near Scunthorpe, where he's meeting steelworkers.

"You are the people who have kept this going," he says.

"You and your colleagues for years have been the backbone of British Steel, and it's really important that we recognise that."

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