Johnson may block Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker

Post-Brexit trade advisor Tony Abbott heartened' by review into takeover of Newport Wafer Fab

Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK's largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new cold war".

Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.