US campaign against Huawei's 5G role in UK set to continue

The White House campaign against Britain’s decision to allow Huawei to supply 5G network technology is expected to continue after a critical UK-US meeting at Downing Street broke up without reaching agreement on the issue. Sources said that the American delegation, led by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, were unimpressed with attempts made by the prime minister’s chief aide Dominic Cummings to persuade them to work together on developing alternatives to the Chinese supplier. The US still wants the UK to reconsider and ban Huawei altogether, and believes that British officials including the cabinet secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill, have failed to appreciate the depth of their unhappiness with the decision.