Rayner: Labour will “make Britain work for working people” as 230,000 manufacturing jobs lost across the UK
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New analysis from the Labour Party shows that more than 230,000
manufacturing jobs have been lost across the UK since 2015 with
more than 45,000 of those being young people – this comes the day
after the Tories' promised Employment Bill has been abandoned.
The new data reveals that while every region has seen a decline in
manufacturing jobs the burden has fallen outside of London.
Manufacturing jobs for young people have fallen by 40% in
the West Midlands,...Request free trial
New analysis from the Labour Party shows that more than 230,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost across the UK since 2015 with more than 45,000 of those being young people – this comes the day after the Tories' promised Employment Bill has been abandoned. The new data reveals that while every region has seen a decline in manufacturing jobs the burden has fallen outside of London. Manufacturing jobs for young people have fallen by 40% in the West Midlands, while the North East and North West have seen reductions of more than a quarter since 2015. The biggest hit to jobs is in Yorkshire and the Humber where 43,900 jobs have been lost across the region, followed by the East of England, which has seen nearly 39,000 manufacturing jobs go. Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work, Angela Rayner MP, will today [Thursday, 12 May] speak as part of the Queen’s Speech Debate, setting out Labour’s vision to “make Britain work for working people”. Rayner is expected to take a laser focus on the need to create good green jobs, stating: “As we recover from the pandemic, we have a chance to seize new opportunities and shape a new future for Britain. Opportunities to give people new skills and jobs here in the UK, to invest in local businesses and to help our high streets thrive again. From good green jobs in renewable energy, to manufacturing jobs that form the bedrock of our economy, we must grow modern industries to build a long-term economy that provides good jobs and is fit for the future.” Speaking about the Government’s Procurement Bill, Rayner will say: “We need to see a proper Procurement Bill that pledges to use government buying power to support British businesses so we make, buy and sell more in Britain. A Labour government would seek to help British businesses win more government contracts, using social, environmental and labour clauses in contract design.” Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work, commenting on the loss of 230,000 manufacturing jobs, said: “Manufacturing provides not just jobs, but good jobs - the kind of job you can raise a family on. But over the last decade, the Conservatives have trashed the proud manufacturing tradition of this country, leaving the workers who built this country with only the crumbs from the table. “Under this Government, the people that worked to build this country have been forgotten - in towns up and down this country, people are working harder paying more but getting less every year. “Labour’s new deal for working people is about offering people real help right now and delivering a vision for the future of work where working people enjoy dignity, and where those who devote themselves to delivering public services are treated with the respect they deserve. We would make Britain work for working people.”
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