Burnham to discuss ‘problem’ Chinese imports in final days of Brexit reset talks

DUBLIN, Ireland — Britain shares Europe’s Chinese import problem, Andy Burnham said Thursday as he pushes for Britain to be included in the bloc’s Made in Europe rules in the final run up to Brexit reset talks. The British prime minister argued that Britain and the EU should work together to tackle the challenge posed by China— making the case for U.K.

manufacturers to benefit from the bloc’s plans to give European industry preferential treatment. “On Made in Europe, Europe’s issue is Britain’s issue, which is obviously, particularly imports from China, causing the problem,” Burnham told reporters on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin.

His words come after Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Brexit Minister Hamish Falconer traveled to Brussels earlier this week to press for assurances that Britain will be included in the incoming legislation — which risks shutting U.K. manufacturers out of key European supply chains.