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Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government has rejected dynamic regulatory alignment with the EU in financial services—specifically automatic adoption of EU rule updates—and has declared this a red line in UK‑EU negotiations. London will pursue closer cooperation with the EU in areas such as agriculture and energy while defending regulatory autonomy for the City of London, a continuation of the prior Starmer administration's stance. UK finance groups say post‑Brexit autonomy allows flexible, domestic tailoring of rules, particularly for digital assets, AI and ESG disclosure; however, rejoining the EU or entering the single market in future would likely require accepting EU financial rules, underscoring the trade‑off between deeper EU ties and regulatory independence.

Liliang Diamond said at an investor event its current 600 commissioned units cannot meet demand; a new project started construction and installation in July and has already reached above-design commissioning, enabling rapid capacity expansion. The firm runs high‑power equipment on two technical routes — single‑crystal and polycrystalline — and claims an advantage in large‑size single‑crystal production; it plans to scale equipment to 3,000 units over time. To lower power costs the company will build a 110kV substation and deploy on‑site PV and wind with direct green‑power connections. Management says capacity is currently tight and sustained application penetration, particularly in consumer electronics, would materially increase market size. Diamond is described as an irreplaceable high‑performance thermal medium for chip cooling; the company sees cost‑reduction potential across the chain, with crystal growth and laser cutting offering the largest unit‑cost upside. Current equipment are jointly designed; the firm plans to develop its own equipment. It attributes lower unit cost for small single‑crystal wafers versus polycrystalline wafers to cheaper seed crystals, higher good‑crystal yield, lower processing difficulty and strong market competition.