The Guardian says, external the emergency parliamentary sitting to decide the immediate future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant is an unprecedented move that paves the way for nationalisation. The paper reports that senior sources believe bringing the company into public ownership is the likely outcome – a move that the GMB union said was the only way of saving the British steel industry.
The Times reports, external that US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy has said the country could be split up like post-war Berlin. According to the paper, General Keith Kellogg suggested Russia could occupy the East, with British and French adopting zones of control in the west as a “reassurance force”. Between them would be Ukrainian forces and a demilitarised zone. General Kellogg has said on social media that the article “misrepresents what I said”, adding he was “not referring to a partitioning”.
The Daily Telegraph reports, external that the Duke of Sussex believes a decision to downgrade the level of security he receives in the UK was intended to discourage him from leaving the country with his family. The paper says that he made the comments earlier this week while leaving the Royal Courts of Justice, where he was challenging an earlier ruling upholding the decision.
“Royals Tried to Trap Me” is the headline in the Sun,, external which calls it a “shock new attack” by Prince Harry on his own family.