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Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy



Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investmentBritain’s trade union and manufacturing leaders have warned that major international manufacturers are holding back investments in the UK until Labour shows it is committed to boosting the industry.A month after Keir Starmer’s landslide victory, the heads of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Make UK, which represents 20,000 employers across the UK, have joined forces to warn the government that rapid action is required to launch a long-term industrial strategy, or risk losing billions of pounds in investment abroad. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/05/manufacturers-and-unions-join-forces-to-press-for-uk-industrial-strategy

Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Publish date : 2024-08-05 05:00:07

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