Rachel Reeves slammed for cosying up to China while cheap cars flood UK ‘posing risk to national security’
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LABOUR MPs are turning fire on Rachel Reeves for cosying up to China as their cheap cars flood the UK. Blair McDougall slammed the Government for failing to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. He warned Britain’s industries and national security are being put at risk by unchecked Chinese imports, with UK workers unable to compete against firms relying on forced labour.
![[Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the 11th China-UK Economy and Finance Dialogue.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/chinese-vice-premier-lifeng-right-962967124.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The MP for East Renfrewshire told The Sun: "Chinese trade is an economic fact of life but it must never be at the expense of our own domestic industries, the UK’s national security or the human rights of workers in China, especially the huge numbers of Uyghur Muslims in forced labour camps.
![[Blair McDougall, Better Together director, speaking.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sarah-champion-mp-joins-stars-963530427.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"British workers can’t compete with companies who use slave labour.". It comes after senior Labour MP Sarah Champion also warned Chinese EVs are destroying British car production and pose a security risk. She wrote on X: "Why are we the only G7 country not putting tariffs on Chinese electric cars?.
"Aside from Japan who don’t buy them. "Branded as British brand ‘MG’ - they’re killing our car production & known to have capability for spyware. "The same happened in Australia, destroying their industry.". The EU has imposed tariffs of up to 38.1 per cent on Chinese EVs while the US has introduced a 100 per cent tariff to protect its industries from unfair competition.
