Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel consults unions over closure

Britain's second-biggest steel producer is kicking off a consultation that could lead to the closure of its two blast furnaces and more than half of its workforce losing their jobs.

This will pile pressure on the government to improve an offer of taxpayer aid to the company.

Sky's Katerina Vittozzi is in Scunthorpe which has some of the largest blast furnaces and explains the impact this could have.

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