The UK government has recalled parliament this weekend aiming to pass emergency legislation to "take control" of a struggling British Steel plant, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday.

MPs will join a rare Saturday sitting to discuss the draft bill which would allow the Labour administration to take measures to prevent the plant's imminent closure with thousands of jobs at stake.

The government has been scrambling to prevent the closure of Britain's last remaining blast furnaces at Scunthorpe after British Steel's Chinese owner Jingye announced plans to scale back operations last month.

"The future of British Steel hangs in the balance," said Starmer on Friday.

Starmer said parliament "will pass emergency legislation in one day to give the business secretary the powers to do everything possible to stop the closure of these blast furnaces".

The BBC reported that parliament could then be asked to nationalise the company at a later session.

Starmer has said that all options are open to secure the future of the plant but has not specifically........

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