TUC urges Burnham to act as UK loses 200,000 manufacturing jobs
The TUC says UK manufacturing jobs have fallen by 200,000 since 2010 and wants Andy Burnham to restrict foreign goods to back British-made production.
By Paul Jones · 22 Sep 2026







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