British Steel auditor Mazars resigns over fee disagreement

Move comes only days after manufacturer reportedly asked government for financial support

British Steel's auditor has resigned, days after the manufacturer reportedly asked the government for financial support to save its operations, including the Scunthorpe steelworks.

The accounting firm Mazars said the troubled Chinese-owned steelmaker had balked at the fees it quoted to sign off the company's books for this year and was refusing to compensate it for difficulties with the previous year's audit.