Chancellor Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' in Labour conference speech
John Healey is expected to unveil new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde as he addresses the Labour conference, ahead of a budget in four weeks.
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UK Chancellor John Healey is set to promise a 'new age of industrialisation' in a speech to the Labour Party conference, according to a report by The Guardian, with an announcement of new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde expected to feature prominently.
Healey, who was a surprise appointment to the role of chancellor in place of Rachel Reeves, is due to be the main speaker at the conference. His speech comes around four weeks before he is set to unveil the government's budget, which pre-briefing suggests could be a relatively low-key affair, with a number of decisions expected to be postponed until next year's spending review.
In his remarks, Healey is expected to draw on his own background in South Yorkshire's industrial heartlands, pointing to the transformation of sites such as the former Orgreave colliery, now home to Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park, as an example of how Britain's industrial past is being reshaped for the modern economy.
The chancellor is expected to frame the announcement of new submarine maintenance facilities on the Clyde as part of a broader push toward what he describes as a 'new age of industrialisation' for the country, alongside language aimed at projecting renewed economic confidence.
While the speech is expected to contain striking rhetoric, reporting suggests the conference is not expected to produce major new policy announcements beyond the industrial and defence-related commitments, with the bulk of fiscal decisions being held back until the budget itself is presented in four weeks.
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- Chancellor John Healey to promise ‘new age of industrialisation’ in speech to Labour conference – UK politics live — The Guardian — World
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