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Today, we look at whether British Steel has enough fuel to keep its furnaces running, and we hear from an MP who was detained and refused entry to Hong Kong.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds refused to confirm if the government can get sufficient supplies in time to keep blast furnaces at British Steel running, after it took control of the plant, owned by Chinese company Jingye.
Joe Pike, political & investigations correspondent joins to look at what happened when officials from Jingye were blocked from arriving at the plant.
Laura, Paddy and Joe are also joined by Lib Dem MP for Bath Wera Hobhouse, was was detained and then refused entry to Hong Kong this week.
She says the intention was to “shut me up and silence” her.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The weekend series editor is Chris Flynn. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Today, we look at whether British Steel has enough fuel to keep its furnaces running, and we hear from an MP who was detained and refused entry to Hong Kong.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds refused to confirm if the government can get sufficient supplies in time to keep blast furnaces at British Steel running, after it took control of the plant, owned by Chinese company Jingye.
Joe Pike, political & investigations correspondent joins to look at what happened when officials from Jingye were blocked from arriving at the plant.
Laura, Paddy and Joe are also joined by Lib Dem MP for Bath Wera Hobhouse, was was detained and then refused entry to Hong Kong this week.
She says the intention was to “shut me up and silence” her.
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9
New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The weekend series editor is Chris Flynn. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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