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New EU industry rules would damage UK, warns Burnham
Andy Burnham has warned that planned EU rules to help European manufacturers would damage the UK, ahead of a meeting later with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The proposals aim to protect EU industry from Chinese competitors by giving companies inside the bloc priority for public contracts and subsidies.
The prime minister said he was concerned about how British industry and supply chains could be affected, and would raise the subject with von der Leyen when he meets her during a UN summit in New York.
Speaking on the flight to the US, Burnham also declined to rule out committing to rejoining the EU in Labour's next manifesto, saying it was an issue "for another day".
He said his immediate priority was to rebuild the relationship with the EU and reach an agreement that would boost the British economy.
The Made In Europe scheme - formally called the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) - is yet to be finalised, but the EU's car industry has called for the UK to be included to prevent disruption to its supply chains.
Tensions over the proposed scheme have reportedly further delayed this year's planned EU-UK summit, which had already been postponed in the wake of Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as prime minister in July.
Burnham said: "We have considerable support among the member states for the position we are taking, because Europe's argument is not with us.
"We both suffer the same effects as other countries, particularly steel and the issue it raises for the steel industry in Europe and in Britain.
"We are making the argument 'we are not your enemies here… we are not the problem'. Made in Europe is dealing with a different problem.