27/06/2008 08:05. Sir John Rose, one of Gordon Brown's top business advisers, this week flung open the doors for senior politicians to learn more about Britain's manufacturing sector. However, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce is not wooing Labour but members of David Cameron's Conservative Party.

Senior politicians including Alan Duncan, Shadow Business Secretary, have been “embedded” this week at one of Britain's best-known manufacturers.

The aim, Mr Duncan said, was to “get under the skin” of British industry and understand what makes it tick, from skills and training to sourcing products, intellectual property, tax policy and planning.

During their week-long tour the politcians have visited manufacturing plants in Derby and Germany. Yesterday, Mr Duncan visited the group's £85 million... // Times Online