Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said supporting British Steel is “the right thing to do” as he toured our operations.
Mr Reynolds saw coke being discharged at Immingham Bulk Terminal before watching iron being tapped at our Scunthorpe blast furnaces.
His visit came after a special law was passed to take us under the control of the UK Government.
We are focused on maintaining Britain’s last 2 blast furnaces and manufacturing the steel the UK needs now and in the future.
Mr Reynolds said: "What we've been able to do, working with the brilliant team here at British Steel, is secure the possibility of that better future. And I, for one, am confident that we've made the right decision to support the people here."
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who met British Steel colleagues at the weekend, said: “My government has secured the raw materials to save British Steel.
“We acted to secure Britain's future. A Britain rebuilt with British steel, in the national interest. Helping to build the homes, railways, schools and hospitals we need to usher in a decade of national renewal.”
British Steel is the UK’s only manufacturer of rail and large constructional sections.