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Welcome to the latest edition of Dispatch from Brussels, techUK's bi-monthly update on the European policy developments shaping the operating environment for UK technology companies. 

Following the resignation of John Healey as Secretary of State for Defence on 11 June, techUK sets out the impact the delay is having on the UK Defence Tech industry: techUK welcomes Dan Jarvis as Secretary of State for Defence and looks forward to engaging with him through the Defence Industrial Joint Council at what is a critical moment for the UK. 

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Welcome to this week’s update on the fast-moving world of global trade, digital policy, and transatlantic relations. Here’s what’s shaping the global agenda right now.

Read techUK’s analysis of the full AI Adoption Package announced in June 2026 here.

techUK Analysis | The Prime Minister has announced new plans to make it impossible for children to take, share or view nude images on their devices, below we outline what it means and our position.

On June 8th, as part of a series of announcements during London Tech Week and at the Government’s AI Adoption Summit, the government has launched a £1.1bn “UK AI Hardware Plan”, which aims to secure UK future capabilities across semiconductors, compute and AI. You can read the full plan on gov.uk here. 

techUK is developing one of its most significant health publications to date: "From Analogue to Digital: How the UK Tech Sector Can Deliver the 10 Year Health Plan" and we want members to be central to this work.

Read our insight on the government's recent study assessing the profile of the Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) sector

Every five years, the UK government sets a new legally binding cap on maximum emissions levels for the whole economy, known as the “carbon budget”, with the ultimate aim of achieving net zero by 2050.