The worrying figures were revealed as the Fire Brigades Union warned that massive cuts had to be reversed and called the Bolton student flat blaze a 'shocking indictment of the government’s shameful inaction after Grenfell.'
Manufacturing orders have been falling for months.
The announcement comes as the number of manufacturing firms entering insolvency reached a five-year high.
The Labour leader said details of his party’s manifesto would be revealed on Thursday.
Polling data from pro-Remain constituencies show the Lib Dems have been boosted by their stance on Brexit.
A senior peer has written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and Director of Public Prosecutions.
It is a criminal offence to bribe a candidate to withdraw from an election.
The tagline reads: “A stronger economy to invest in our NHS, schools, police, infrastructure.”
The £500 million fund "is not going to buy you very much railway", the expert said.