Nearly 200,000 manufacturing jobs lost since 2010

Almost 200,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since 2010, according to research from the GMB union.

Its study indicated that 6.7% of all manufacturing jobs have gone since Labour left office.

Scotland has been the worst affected area, losing 15% of manufacturing jobs (31,300), followed by the east of England and Northern Ireland, which both saw a reduction of around 14%.