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Ten years ago, he helped front an ownership group that bought B45, long among the more innovative manufacturers in the world of bat-making.

"If we don't have it, we can barely get a shower," said the 71-year-old retired joiner and manufacturer.

There is an existing Made in Britain trademark available to manufacturers, whilst a number of large supermarkets already have dedicated "Buy British" sections on their websites following a campaign by the previous Tory government.

High tariffs on Chinese and Bangladeshi exports open space for Indian textile manufacturers to expand in the US market.

Governments impose them in the hope of protecting local manufacturers from international competition.