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Protectionism not the goal of UK national-security deal-screening laws, says UK official

By Simon Zekaria
  • 01 Dec 2020 11:54
  • 01 Dec 2020 11:54
The goal of the UK's planned regime to screen deals on national-security grounds isn't protectionism, a senior official of the government’s business department said today.
“This is not about being protectionist,” Sarah Mackintosh, deputy director in the consumer and competition directorate of the UK's department of business, energy and industrial

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Simon Zekaria

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Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate of Edinburgh University, with Masters degrees in literature and law. A French speaker, he has studied at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

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