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Our industrial strategy will be built on objective, measurable missions designed to address the great challenges of our times. In meeting these challenges, we will move beyond the narrow approaches of the past, and mobilise the talents and resources of our whole country to deliver an economy fit for the future.
Our industrial strategy will be built on objective, measurable missions designed to address the great challenges of our times. In meeting these challenges, we will move beyond the narrow approaches of the past, and mobilise the talents and resources of our whole country to deliver an economy fit for the future.


'''The first missions set by a Labour government will be to:'''


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'''The first missions set by a Labour government will be to:'''
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# Ensure that 60 per cent of the UK’s energy comes from zero-carbon or renewable sources by 2030
# Ensure that 60 per cent of the UK’s energy comes from zero-carbon or renewable sources by 2030
# Create an innovation nation with the highest proportion of high-skilled jobs in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by 2030. We will meet the OECD target of 3 per cent of GDP spent on research and development by 2030.
# Create an innovation nation with the highest proportion of high-skilled jobs in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by 2030. We will meet the OECD target of 3 per cent of GDP spent on research and development by 2030.
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'''In order to create a fertile ground for businesses to achieve these missions Labour will take action across the areas we know are necessary for business and industry to grow:'''
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* Skills – by creating a National Education Service for England.
* Infrastructure – by investing £250 billion over the next ten years.
* UK supply chains – by targeting government support where there are gaps.
* Trade – by negotiating a new deal with Europe that puts jobs and the economy first.
* Procurement – by requiring the best standards on government contracts.
* Research and development – by committing extra research investment.
* Energy costs and security – by capping costs and investing in new publicly owned energy provision.
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