UK manufacturers report patchy ability to ramp up industrial output

British manufacturers give a patchy picture of their ability to ramp up output should the government need to ​mobilise key industries, a survey showed on Monday.

Britain ‌is redoubling efforts to restore domestic industrial capacity in sectors deemed strategically critical – from defence to energy – as it seeks to reduce dependence ​on foreign supply chains laid bare by the war ​in Iran.

The survey from the Manufacturing Technologies Association, ⁠a trade body, showed many...