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British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner meeting members of staff during her visit to the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, England, Monday April 14, 2025. (Peter Byrne, Pool Photo via AP)

China warns UK government to treat Chinese owners of British Steel fairly

China has warned the U.K. government to treat the Chinese owners of British Steel fairly or risk undermining investor confidence in the country after British authorities took control of the company.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal

 
From front left, Tulip Siddiq, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool, File)

Bangladesh arrest warrant issued for British lawmaker linked to ex-Premier Hasina

 
This screen grab from PA video shows a view of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, Saturday April 12, 2025. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)

UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye

 
People walk their dogs on the beach, with the backdrop of the Redcar steel plant in the background, in Hartlepool, England, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

UK government recalls Parliament for emergency legislation to save British Steel

 

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FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

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Britain's Prime Minister Prime Keir Starmer speaking at an event in the West Midlands, England, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Darren Staples)

Keir Starmer warns the UK budget this week will reflect ‘harsh’ economic reality

 
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a State Banquet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses the the Summit of the Future, in the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations

 
FILE - Members of the House of Commons and Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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This photo provide by the Metropolitan Police shows Dawn Sturgess, as a public inquiry into her 2018 death, poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent began on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Metropolitan Police via AP)

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Britain's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds speaks during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

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UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges

 
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Benjamin Cremel, Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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Former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick leaves after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, ahead of the Conservatives annual conference where a new leader will be chosen, in Birmingham, England, Sunday Sept. 29, 2024. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to members of the media in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

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A view of the British Embassy building, centre, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, with the Russian Foreign Ministry building in the right. (AP Photo)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech in London, Thursday Sept. 12, 2024. (Isabel Infantes/Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a visit at the National Crime Agency (NCA) headquarters in London, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Benjamin Cremel/Pool via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a visit at the National Crime Agency (NCA) headquarters in London, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Benjamin Cremel/Pool via AP)

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