Announcement
14 May 2026
In May 2026, the UK Government introduced the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill to Parliament, establishing powers to nationalise steel companies such as British Steel. On 15 July 2026, the Bill received Royal Assent "Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026".
Source
Number of interventions
2
0 certainly harmful
2 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 15 Jul 2026:
On 15 July 2026, the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill received Royal Assent. It thereby became the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026.
Recent update from 17 Jul 2026:
On 16 July 2026, the UK government took British Steel into public ownership (see related state act).
Announced: 16 Jul 2026
United Kingdom: Government takes British Steel into public ownership
Announced: 12 Apr 2025
United Kingdom: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 empowers the government to take control over steel undertakings
Announced: 12 Apr 2025
United Kingdom: Government takes control over British Steel
See all
This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.
Published: 04 Sep 2024
71417
194
This Thread tracks domestic subsidies affecting HS codes for electric vehicles, PV cells, wind turbines, hydrogen, air pollution equipment, and wastewater management equipment. To identify relevant policy actions, the Global Trade Alert team focused on the identification of relevant intervention types and HS codes. For intervention types, it focused on capital injections and equity stakes, state...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
2933
69
This Thread tracks the domestic subsidies affecting critical minerals. It offers an overview of government programmes as well as firm-specific subsidy approvals since 2009. Relevant interventions are identified based on intervention type - only those falling under MAST Chapter L - and specific HS codes. Note that the GTA focuses on a compilation list of all the critical minerals mentioned in diff...
Published: 31 Jan 2025
2281
64