welcomed the government s optimism, but to invest in the future, they need a government s plan to be much more concrete and detailed. the themes that the government is talking about are correct, but there is a lack of clear strategy, and then the policies that are going to underpin that strategy. without that clear, long term plan, it is not. business can t get behind it, can t have the confidence. it is time to power up the future. just down the road in blyth is a business that was supposed to be at the heart of a green industrial strategy, making electric car batteries, but britishvolt collapsed last week, and its founders say the battery manufacturing sector is doomed unless the government ramps up support. to drive growth long term, optimism alone won t be enough. andy verity, bbc news. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david gave us her reactions. this was a huge thing
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lancashire police has said it will look into the prime minister not wearing a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car. rishi sunak has apologised after he was filmed not wearing a seat belt. the prime minister s spokesman said he had made an error ofjudgment while briefly taking the seat belt off to film a social media clip. the offence can be punished with a fine offence can be punished with a fine of up to £500. the labour leader sir keir starmer has called on the government to do more to attract global investment in the uk s green industries. speaking to the bbc at the annual world economic forum in davos, sir keir said it required a five or ten year plan. and he warned that the car industry needed greater support following the collapse earlier this week of britishvolt, a project to make electric car batteries in the uk. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports from davos. at the world economic forum some of europe s top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader of the