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  "path": "/uk/2026/05/12/labour-announces-plan-to-nationalise-british-steel/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T17:30:42.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
    "Analysis",
    "UK",
    "Labour Party",
    "Local Elections 2026",
    "James Wright"
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  "textContent": "Labour has announced it may nationalise British Steel following a ‘public interest test’. That’s after the Greens came second in the local elections when it comes to national vote share. The Green party received 18% compared to Reform’s 26% and Labour’s 17%. Nationalising UK steel Clement Attlee’s 1945 Labour government brought steel into public ownership, […]\n\nBy James Wright",
  "title": "Labour announces plan to nationalise British Steel after election defeat"
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