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Posted on February 25, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUS and UK have restarted talks on their tech prosperity deal after a 2025 pause, refocusing on civil nuclear projects and a possible fusion summit, the FT reports. Reuters has not independently verified the report.
Feb 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Britain have tentatively restarted work on their multi-billion-pound "tech prosperity deal", which was paused last year after President Donald Trump piled pressure on the UK to cede ground in wider trade talks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Senior U.S. and UK officials have initiated discussions about collaboration on civil nuclear technologies and on hosting a joint summit on fusion technologies, the report said, citing multiple people briefed on the talks.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
The tentative restart of the US‑UK Tech Prosperity Deal, with discussions now centered on civil nuclear collaboration and a potential joint fusion technologies summit.
According to the FT report, it was paused in 2025 after President Donald Trump increased pressure on the UK to make concessions in broader trade talks.
Civil nuclear technologies and plans to host a joint summit on fusion technologies are the current priorities under discussion.
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