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UK business confidence weakened and hiring fell at end of 2025, surveys find

Rising costs and economic uncertainty take toll, in contrast to Keir Starmer saying Britain will start to feel richer

The Guardian - UK

Industry can’t wait any longer for a fix to its energy crisis. Ministers should get a move on

Make UK’s call for the government to recognise that the energy crisis for industry is happening now is spot-on

The Guardian - UK

British manufacturers lagging behind international competitors on automation

The report by Make UK and Sage said nearly half of manufacturers identify a lack of technical skills as the biggest hurdle.

Evening Standard

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Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers

Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group

The Guardian - UK

Calls for original high-speed rail line to be resurrected

Manufacturers say the move would free up capacity for rail freight on existing lines.

Evening Standard

UK manufacturing poised for funding boost to reduce energy costs

Struggling steel sector among those expected to benefit in government’s long-awaited industrial strategy

The Guardian - UK

High electricity bill taxes holding us back, say industry groups

Make UK tells government that prices threaten to derail industrial strategy as Energy UK calls for charges to be ‘rebalanced’

The Guardian - UK

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Government urged to help amid warning manufacturing sector has ‘hit the buffers’

A report says firms are freezing recruitment and considering redundancies while investment plans are being delayed or scrapped.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves vows to use defence spending to support UK’s ‘left behind’ industrial towns

Chancellor says increased military spending should support ‘British jobs and British industries’

The Guardian - UK

Business groups welcome Reeves’ growth plans but remain ‘concerned’ about Budget

The Chancellor backed the expansion of Heathrow, and plans to turn Oxford and Cambridge into ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ in a bid to boost the economy.

Evening Standard

Tax rises will push business leaders to cut costs and hiring, surveys show

Deloitte and BDO data underlines sharpest fall in employment expectations since Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Increasing use of AI by manufacturers, study suggests

Automation is driving ‘dramatic change’ in the sector, says Make UK.

Evening Standard

Business leaders raise concerns over flagship Labour investment summit

Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’

The Guardian - UK

Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage

Billions risk being lost without joined-up policy on tech, robotics, renewables and training, says manufacturing body

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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 manufacturers

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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 investment

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Scotland sees growth in manufacturing jobs as England records decline

The devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have seen big growth in the number of manufacturing jobs in the last year, in contrast…

The Guardian - UK

UK manufacturers expecting boost in second half of 2024

Make UK survey foresees growth in sector, but warns next government must tackle skills shortage

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Chancellor should axe all budget statements, say manufacturers

Make UK says limiting big policy changes to one per parliament will give companies more stability

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Manufacturers say UK becoming more competitive as global hub, survey finds

Findings show British bosses growing in confidence over sector’s prospects despite ‘headwinds of sustained economic challenges’

The Guardian - UK

Short-staffed sectors in UK respond to measures to cut net migration

James Cleverly’s measures are not popular with social care and hospitality

The Guardian - UK

UK manufacturers call for ‘major MOT’ of business tax and regulation system

Report says many aspects make companies uncompetitive, as chancellor Jeremy Hunt is urged to make reforms

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit CBI shelves plans for tie-up with manufacturing body Make UK

Confederation of British Industry tells members it is confident an alternative emergency cash rescue will be found

Evening Standard

Can a merger of the CBI and Make UK work?

City Voices: CBI needs a solution to its troubles sooner rather than later

The Guardian - UK

UK manufacturers cut hiring plans amid ‘sharp slowdown’, survey finds

Firms preparing for difficult year as ‘potent cocktail’ of difficulties takes hold, says industry lobby group

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