Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed.
A follow-up summit was due to be held in July this year, but was cancelled after Starmer’s resignation.
The trade minister, Anas Sarwar, told a gathering of UK business leaders on Tuesday they needed to let their EU partners know the risks posed by Made in Europe, which will prioritise EU suppliers in industries including car manufacturing and defence.
One EU diplomat said that there was backing among member states for the UK to be included in Made in Europe, though not all agreed.
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France is pushing to have the legislation passed by the end of the year, deepening fears that British manufacturing could be left behind.
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Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed.
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.
A follow-up summit was due to be held in July this year, but was cancelled after Starmer’s resignation. The government is now looking to change the roadmap, with one source saying that “Made in Europe should be on the agenda”.
The trade minister, Anas Sarwar, told a gathering of UK business leaders on Tuesday they needed to let their EU partners know the risks posed by Made in Europe, which will prioritise EU suppliers in industries including car manufacturing and defence.
Ministers have privately expressed fears that the reset has lost momentum since Andy Burnham became prime minister, with his focus on the domestic agenda.
The UK fears the Made in Europe laws could jeopardise billions of pounds worth of trade if British goods are not categorised as European, locking it out of contracts on the continent.
One EU diplomat said that there was backing among member states for the UK to be included in Made in Europe, though not all agreed.
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