Industrial policy

Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope

by The Guardian | Sep 28, 2026 | Bonds, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Help-to-buy scheme, Housing market, Industrial policy, Inflation, John Healey, Labour, Labour conference, Labour conference 2026, Politics, Public finance, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record highBusiness live – latest updatesPrice of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time...

France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK

by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Business, China, Europe, European Union, Industrial policy, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competitionFrance is leading a push to exclude the UK from the EU’s “Made in Europe” policy that...

UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Apprenticeships, Arms trade, BAE Systems, Business, Defence policy, Education, Employability, Industrial policy, John Healey, Labour, Politics, Rolls-Royce, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Wes Streeting says he leads a ‘ministry for growth’ as Labour seeks to show more defence spending will create UK jobsDefence contractors have promised to create 40,000 apprenticeships, work experience placements and jobs for...

Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs

by The Guardian | Sep 14, 2026 | Business, England, Industrial policy, Manufacturing sector, Nationalisation, Politics, Rotherham, Steel industry, The Guardian, UK news, West Midlands, Yorkshire | 0 |

Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyerBusiness news – live updatesOne of Britain’s steelworks is to come into public ownership after the government said it...

Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

by The Guardian | Sep 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Industrial policy, John Healey, Local government, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a...

Russia says it could hit UK military targets over supply of missile technology to Ukraine – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, Education, Education policy, Employability, Industrial policy, Military, Pat McFadden, Politics, Russia, Steel industry, Tata, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, Ukraine, Unemployment, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia Speaking on the media round this morning, the work and pensions secretary, Pat...

McFadden hails ‘inspiring’ jobs programme for young people as number of Neets drops – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, Education, Education policy, Employability, Industrial policy, Pat McFadden, Politics, Steel industry, Tata, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, Unemployment, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Work and pensions secretary says jobs guarantee scheme is restoring confidence as ONS reports that number of young people not in work or training has fallen below a millionHello, and welcome to our UK politics blog. It’s all...

Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’

by The Guardian | Jul 30, 2026 | Automotive industry, Business, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, European Union, Industrial policy, Manufacturing sector, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be easedCarmakers are delaying final decisions to invest in UK factories until electric car sales rules are relaxed, according...

I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed | John Harris

by The Guardian | Jul 5, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Business, Devolution, Economic policy, Industrial policy, Labour, Manufacturing sector, Politics, The Guardian, Tony Blair, UK news | 0 |

Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hopeIn the autumn of 2005, Tony Blair gave one of his most unhinged and...

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over Stargate UK project

by The Guardian | Jul 4, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Business, ChatGPT, Computing, Industrial policy, Labour, Local government, North of England, OpenAI, Politics, Society, Technology, Technology sector, The Guardian, Tyne and Wear, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypotheticalIt was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a...

Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan

by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Communities, Devolution, Economic policy, Ed Miliband, Greater Manchester, Industrial policy, Labour, Labour party leadership, Local government, Local politics, Manchester, Mayoral elections, Nationalisation, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for governmentAndy Burnham will pledge to deliver “good growth in every postcode” by overseeing a...

Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan

by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Communities, Devolution, Economic policy, Ed Miliband, Greater Manchester, Industrial policy, Labour, Labour party leadership, Local government, Local politics, Manchester, Mayoral elections, Nationalisation, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for governmentAndy Burnham will pledge to deliver “good growth in every postcode” by overseeing a...

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