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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lauren Cochrane

Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

Women at a factory in Dukinfield work on nurses uniforms for NHS staff
Women at a factory in Dukinfield work on uniforms for NHS staff. About 55% of NHS and MoD uniforms are manufactured overseas, the Fashion Roundtable said. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

London fashion week is only days away, but one industry organisation has turned its attention to clothing that is a little less catwalk-worthy – the uniforms worn by British defence forces and NHS staff.

On Wednesday afternoon, the thinktank Fashion Roundtable will hand deliver a letter to Downing Street urging Andy Burnham to commit to manufacturing these uniforms in the UK.

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