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The Tory government’s approach to manufacturing has been a shambles

TODAY, Unite’s policy conference in Brighton will be debating the key issue of industrial and manufacturing strategy.

Unite believes that an incoming Labour government must put manufacturing at the heart of the economy.

When the Prime Minister created her first Cabinet, she announced the creation of the Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department.  

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