Chancellor promises 'age of industrialisation', as government backs new lithium mining and sustainable fishing projects

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Chancellor John Healey / Credit: Kirsty O'Connor - Treasury
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Chancellor John Healey / Credit: Kirsty O'Connor - Treasury

John Healey to claim 'coal mines are not coming back', as he argues the UK can revive its industrial heartlands by embracing new technologies

John Healey will later today pledge to deliver a "new age of industrialisation" for the UK, as he delivers his first speech as Chancellor to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. The speech is...

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