The head of Britain’s manufacturing body will today call for all political parties to commit to an industrial strategy with an explicit target for industry to account for 15% of UK GDP, with the potential to add an extra £150bn to economic output.
Addressing the Make UK National Manufacturing Conference at the QE2 Centre in Westminster, CEO Stephen Phipson will also set out five key priorities for the next Government, as well as call for a fundamental review of defence policy and, procurement policies which favour the UK’s defence manufacturing sector. Ahead of the Budget Statement next week,…
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