Drive reindustrialisation from No 10 North or risk failure, MPs tell Burnham
Summary
More than 90 Labour backbench MPs are urging Andy Burnham to lead a national reindustrialisation effort from the government’s Manchester outpost, No 10 North. They propose legislation with job targets and stronger investment powers, arguing that the government needs clearer plans and accountability to rebuild UK manufacturing.Key Facts
- The MPs’ briefing says decades of deindustrialisation and deregulation have weakened the state’s ability to understand and support industry.
- The group wants a Reindustrialisation Act with targets for jobs created by rebuilding manufacturing capacity.
- The briefing proposes that first secretary Louise Haigh oversee reindustrialisation from No 10 North in Manchester.
- The MPs want the National Wealth Fund, which invests in businesses, turned into a Reindustrialisation Development Corporation focused on industrial investment.
- Andy MacNae, who chairs the group, said reindustrialisation should bring jobs to places that need them and make goods that strengthen national resilience.
- The article cites the government’s decision to nationalise British Steel as an example of action related to reindustrialisation.
- Labour’s industrial strategy identified eight sectors for growth, including advanced manufacturing, clean energy and defence.
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