Make UK is a trade body for British manufacturers, its cut its growth forecast for the sector in 2021 to 2.7% from 5.1% just three months ago
- "Combined with the pandemic, many in industry are feeling like an exhausted boxer in the final round of a bout, with a 'no deal' exit from the EU potentially landing a knockout blow"
- said its members expected output to stagnate or fall slightly over the coming quarter
- "It is going to be a long haul back, with talk of a 'V'-shaped recovery nothing more than fanciful"
