# Labour MPs urge Manchester hub to lead Britain’s industrial revival

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/drive-reindustrialisation-from-no-10-north-or-risk-failure-mps-tell-burnham/
- Published: 2026-10-26T09:42:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T10:18:37+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/26/drive-reindustrialisation-from-no-10-north-labour-mps-tell-burnham
- Topics: Americas, Business, Software, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- More than 90 Labour MPs call for industrial policy to be led from Manchester.
- They propose a new law with job targets and ministerial accountability.
- A transformed National Wealth Fund could finance industrial renewal.

## Summary

More than 90 Labour backbench MPs say the government’s plan to rebuild Britain’s industrial base will fail unless it is led from the prime minister’s Manchester office, No 10 North. They argue that years of deindustrialisation have left the civil service without the knowledge and capacity to plan effectively, and want the effort focused on creating jobs in places that need them most.

The MPs propose a Reindustrialisation Act with clear job targets and ministerial accountability, and want Louise Haigh to oversee the work. They also suggest turning the National Wealth Fund into a Reindustrialisation Development Corporation to finance industry. Labour’s existing industrial strategy identifies eight potential growth sectors, including advanced manufacturing, clean energy and defence.

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