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Brussels has warned UK prime minister Andy Burnham that Britain would need to raise tariffs on Chinese cars and more closely align with EU trade policy if it wants to avoid “made in Europe” barriers that would hit key exports. In response to weeks of intense lobbying to secure equal treatment for UK products, the EU told London that its best solution would be to join the bloc’s customs union, according to two people familiar with the matter. “A customs union would solve most of the problems of ‘made in Europe’,” said an EU official. “And also the question of…
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