UK industrial strategy aims to ‘take sting out of Brexit’

Critics say the obvious way to boost growth and productivity is to stay in EU

Theresa May, campaign trail
The prime minister on the campaign trail last year
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The Government today published its industrial strategy to make Britain more productive as two pharma giants announced a £1bn investment in Britain that will create up to 1,750 high-skilled jobs.

Business Secretary Greg Clark’s plan has been almost a year in the making and “will see ministers agree dozens of sector deals with different parts of industry to drive the economy forward and reverse Britain’s productivity crisis”, says Politico’s Jack Blanchard. A central focus will be the technologies of the future, including AI, driverless cars, medical technology and clean energy.

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