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Now playing Next Business Series Tata Steel UK bid deadline passes Monday was deadline day for potential buyers for Tata Steel UK including the Port Talbot works in south Wales. 23/05/2016
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Now playing Next Business Series Liberty house bids for Tata Steel UK The British metals group Liberty House says it's submitting a bid for the UK assets of Tata Steel, sparking new hope for Britain's endangered steel industry. 03/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series UK government could take stake in Tata steel as part of rescue plan The British government has said it could take a stake of up to 25 percent in Tata's UK steel plants as part of a financial package to support a potential buyer. 21/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Tata Steel management buyout plan in the works There is the possibility of a management buyout of Tata's British steelworks. The boss of the Port Talbot plant in south Wales - Stuart Wilkie - is behind the plan. 20/04/2016
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