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Councils urged to pool buying powers to back British Steel

The chief executive and leader of North Lincolnshire Council have written to every English council asking them to use their ‘collective buying power' to support British steel.

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By Ann McGauran | 26 August 2026
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The chief executive and leader of North Lincolnshire Council have written to every English council asking them to use their ‘collective buying power' to support British steel.

North Lincolnshire is the location of the steelworks in Scunthorpe – the last to produce virgin steel in the UK.

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