McDonnell demands “manufacturing renaissance” to revive Britain after Brexit
John McDonnell will today lead calls for a “manufacturing renaissance” to power Britain’s economy in the aftermath of…
Manufacturing
Tom Watson: Ignore the “chattering classes” – let’s use Brexit to “buy British”
Tom Watson will attempt to move Labour on from a week of turmoil over article 50 by telling…
The decline of industry in Stoke, and the Tory threat to manufacturing, shows why Labour has every right to reject article 50
The potteries in Stoke didn’t close because of immigration. They closed because of foreign competition from China and…
It has been nearly 20 years since Blair took power – he would have to reinvent himself if he was to return to British politics
Tony Blair wants to re-enter the debate in British politics. He is looking for offices in Westminster in…
Unite steelworkers set to march on Brussels over Chinese steel dumping
British steelworkers will take part in a mass march tomorrow to demand government action on the dumping of Chinese…
Len McCluskey: Britain voted for change – now we must defend working people while the Tories duck questions on Brexit
Four months after the vote, the only thing we know for sure is what we knew on the…
McCluskey: Let’s make Brexit the moment to break with neo-liberal economics
This is the full text of the speech given by Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite. Sisters and…
Trade union reps back Smith to boost manufacturing amid Brexit jobs threat
A series of defence industry shop stewards have publicly backed Owen Smith’s leadership campaign on the basis he…
Shop stewards: We are backing Owen Smith to defend manufacturing jobs threatened by Brexit
This is an open letter published by 29 shop stewards from heavy industry in support of Owen Smith’s…
Labour voters should care about keeping sterling down
Since the late 1970s, UK manufacturing has been in terminal decline. Successive governments, including Labour, have ignored our…
