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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll and Jessica Elgot

‘Made in Europe’ law threatens UK plans for reset with EU

The EU flag flying in front of the clock tower of the UK Houses of Parliament
A UK government source said ‘Made in Europe should be on the table’ in reset negotiations with the EU. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The UK government’s EU reset summit will be delayed again unless the bloc agrees to discuss legislation that could lock British business out of parts of EU industry, government sources have said.

The “Made in Europe” legislation – formally known as the Industrial Accelerator Act – is designed to curb China’s increasing presence in European industry, but was not on the reset plan agreed by the former prime minister Keir Starmer and the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, in London in May 2025.

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