Politics · 18 September 2026
Healey to ask EU to include UK in industry protection scheme
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John Healey will meet EU finance ministers in Dublin this Friday to press for UK participation in the "Made in Europe" scheme. The Industrial Accelerator Act intends to safeguard EU manufacturing by limiting products from non-member nations. Treasury officials are keen to strengthen relationships and mitigate Brexit's economic consequences.
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