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The United Kingdom government said on Wednesday it was seeking to resume talks after the United States halted implementation of a tech cooperation deal. The deal was signed during the United States President, Donald Trump’s pomp-filled state visit to the UK in September.
On Tuesday, Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, said on X (formerly Twitter) that the UK must make “substantial progress” on trade talks for the deal to resume.
The statement reads: “In line with Section III of the US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal, we hope to resume work with the United Kingdom once the UK has made substantial progress in implementing its commitments under the Economic Prosperity Deal.
“We look forward to continuing our productive collaboration across AI, quantum, nuclear, and other critical technology areas under the Deal.”
The US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal, agreed in September 2025, was a non-binding agreement to sit alongside the broader Economic Prosperity Deal. It was also designed to align the two countries on tech innovation while spurring mostly private-sector investment.
Following the announcement, a UK government spokesperson said: “We look forward to resuming work on this partnership as quickly as possible, and working together to help shape the emerging technologies of the future.”
The US and UK have been trying to implement the “Economic Prosperity Deal,” agreed in May and one of the first international agreements signed after Trump threatened the world with punishing tariffs on goods entering the United States.
The spokesperson also stated that Peter Kyle, the Business and Trade Secretary, held trade talks with US counterparts in Washington, DC, last week to progress the Economic Prosperity Deal.
“They celebrated the success of the recent pharma deal, and both sides agreed to continue further negotiations next year.”
The Financial Times reported that US officials have grown increasingly frustrated with Britain’s reluctance to tackle non-tariff barriers, including regulations affecting food and industrial goods.
