Delivering Growth: Resilient Global Supply Chains<\/a>, sets out urgent steps needed to secure vital manufacturing inputs and stop British competitiveness declining in an increasingly unstable world.<\/p>\nIt says the Prime Minister must take cross-government responsibility for protecting the UK economy from external crises after years of neglect by successive governments.<\/p>\n
It is urging ministers to introduce a comprehensive package of support measures, including export incentives, faster trade deal implementation, and stronger backing for firms navigating regulatory barriers abroad.<\/p>\n
According to the organisation, many UK companies\u2014particularly small and medium-sized enterprises\u2014are struggling to cope with rising costs, geopolitical tensions, and complex post-Brexit trading arrangements.<\/p>\n
In its proposal, the BCC highlights the need for improved access to finance for exporters, alongside expanded trade promotion services.<\/p>\n
It also calls for the creation of a new Economic Security Cabinet Committee chaired by the Prime Minister to coordinate policy making across government on issues from tariffs to critical imports.<\/p>\n
The group argues that without decisive action, the UK risks losing ground to competitors who are investing heavily in export growth and industrial strategy.<\/p>\n
Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past decade, British businesses have weathered some of the toughest economic shocks we\u2019ve faced in the past 100 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough sheer resilience and ingenuity, they have kept trading in an increasingly unpredictable global environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s clear that this is not enough. The UK\u2019s inadequate economic security has become a drag on growth, competitiveness and national strength; yet it is still not given the focus and urgency it demands.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wars in Ukraine and Iran have demonstrated how supply chains can be disrupted overnight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe now live in a world where trade interests may be weaponised, and where failing to secure key raw materials means failing to grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UK\u2019s defence industry must also be made a priority. The Russian threat on our doorstep is not going to suddenly fade and the US now has other priorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy improving our national security, we bolster our economic security as well, but those benefits must be felt more widely by our smaller firms.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis report sets out practical, achievable steps to protect the foundations of our economy \u2013 from steel and semiconductors to defence and clean energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe message from business is clear: delay is a luxury the UK can\u2019t afford.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prime Minister must act now, match the pace of our competitors, and put economic security at the heart of our national growth strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Monday April 27 2026 The UK government needs to deploy a \u201ctrade bazooka\u201d to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,3058,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-923143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-international-trade","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116480068427191844","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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