British Steel to get furnace supplies today, say ministers; UK wage growth remains resilient – business live

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02.56 EDT Introduction: British Steel to get furnace supplies today, say ministers; UK wage growth remains resilient Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Raw materials secured by the government will be transported to British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant today to keep its blast furnaces burning. Ministers have taken control of British Steel and and are a race against time to get materials such as coking coal and iron ore to the site. The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will visit the port in Immingham, North Lincolnshire, as supplies from two ships...