Category: Manufacturing sector

UK must be less dependent on China for critical minerals, says thinktank

Exclusive: Labour Together urges government to ‘de-risk’ supply chains by working with other countriesThe UK must become less dependent on China for critical minerals, an influential thinktank has concluded before a...

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Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grantsA Conservative former cabinet ­minister who took donations from the...

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Packaging tax will raise price of many everyday items, say UK firms

Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to producersUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA new packaging tax to fund...

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Sixth-generation wire-maker blames Brexit for shredding its business

Owner of Ormiston Wire in London urges Keir Starmer not to forget small manufacturers in his dealings with EUThe head of a family-owned company that has made specialist wires and cables for six generations for clients ranging...

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Labour’s autumn budget must reverse ‘decade of decline’ in UK infrastructure

Economy held back by ailing transport network, with poor roads adding to logistics costs, say manufacturersRachel Reeves has been warned by Britain’s biggest manufacturers that her autumn budget must address a decade of...

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UK economy continues recovery from recession with GDP growth of 0.6%

ONS data shows growth in second quarter after 0.7% rise in the first three monthsBritain’s economy has extended the recovery from recession last year after recording growth of 0.6% in the three months to June.Figures from...

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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...

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