This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We understand that you want the Government to support domestic manufacturers, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do to achieve this.

The Government has set out support for British manufacturing in a range of polices, including the UK Industrial Strategy: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664563/industrial-strategy-white-paper-web-ready-version.pdf

You could start a new petition stating more clearly what you want the Government to do. This could be funding a campaign to promote UK goods, providing financial support to the manufacturing sector, or reviewing what support is needed to support new manufacturing businesses.

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