Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued recent criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to show the UK right into a science and expertise superpower is a "mere political slogan".

The founder and chief engineer of the multinational expertise firm Dyson additionally complained - in a letter to The Times - that he has nonetheless not met Rishi Sunak, regardless of being a significant entrepreneur within the UK.

"Ministers talk hubristically of Britain becoming a 'science and technology superpower' but their woeful policies diminish this to a mere political slogan," he wrote.

"In the UK, Dyson now faces rocketing corporation tax (wiping out any tax credits for research and development)... and a crippling shortage of qualified engineers."

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Mr Sunak's ambition of turning the UK right into a science superpower post-Brexit has been central to his premiership. A key a part of this was the creation of a brand new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

In January, Sir James accused the federal government of getting a "short-sighted" method to enterprise, warning the prime minister that growth should not be seen as a "dirty word".

A authorities spokesperson stated that the UK is open for enterprise as an "innovation nation".

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"We boast the biggest tech sector in Europe, reaching a combined market value of £1trn in 2022, we have the lowest corporation tax rate in the G7, and we have world-leading strengths in science and R&D - backed by our £20bn R&D target and introduction of policies like full-expensing," they stated.

"This will spur stronger growth, better jobs and bold new discoveries, bringing together the key technologies of tomorrow like quantum and AI, into a dedicated Department for Science, Innovation and Technology for the first time."

During Jeremy Hunt's autumn budget, the UK's science and expertise sector survived a a lot feared spending lower - however these within the discipline warned that the federal government might want to do extra to understand the UK's potential as a "science superpower".