Tories to team up with Rolls Royce to boost manufacturing - 07-05-2008 - 17:37

Conservative leader David Cameron has today set out plans to work with Rolls-Royce to stimulate the manufacturing sector.

Mr Cameron has said he also wants to develop policies with the car manufacturer to help a future Tory government "create a better business environment" for industry as a whole.

He told a press conference at Westminster he was pleased to be working with one of Britain's "greatest business and export success stories".

The Conservatives hope working with the company will help them understand the factors which contribute towards successful technology.

Mr Cameron added: "Members of our policy team will be embedded within Rolls-Royce teams both in the UK and internationally, and we will hold a manufacturing summit later in the year to investigate how to engineer a modern manufacturing revival in Britain."

The Tories' announcement follows an article in the Guardian which recommends engineering jobs as a career step.

Mechanical engineering is said to be a "meaty area" and an interest in cars is said to be an advantage.

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