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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

'Wake up, it's not the 1980s anymore!' Starmer tells Sunak in fiery clash

Rishi Sunak was tonight warned to “wake up” and revive British manufacturing as he was accused of overseeing “managed decline".

Keir Starmer accused the Prime Minister of failing to do enough to boost the industry for semiconductors - a vital component of electronic chips.

The Labour leader compared the UK Government’s approach with rival nations’ - including the White House’s key green power drive, the $500billion (£462.6bn) Inflation Reduction Act.

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