Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak's science superpower pledge is hot air

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Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak's science superpower pledge is hot air
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Tech firm Dyson employs 3,500 people in the UK, but its chief executive Sir James has warned against a 'crippling shortage' of qualified engineers.

Tech firm Dyson employs 3,500 people in the UK, but its chief executive Sir James has warned against a"crippling shortage" of qualified engineers.Sir James Dyson said ministers 'talk hubristically' of Britain becoming a 'science and technology superpower'Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to turn the UK into a science and technology superpower is a"mere political slogan".

The founder and chief engineer of the multinational technology company Dyson also complained - in a letter to The Times - that he has still not met"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 ... and a crippling shortage of qualified engineers."

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