NEW LABOUR BREXIT BETRAYAL – UK to be brought into alignment with EU law
Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a bill which would hand ministers powers to bring the UK into alignment with EU law, as part of an attempt to reduce paperwork and boost growth in Britain.
The bill, which will be brought forward this year as part of the government’s Brexit reset, would give ministers overarching powers to bring the UK in line with EU law in certain areas, such as food standards, animal welfare and pesticide use – a process known as dynamic alignment.
It is understood that the new powers could be used to implement deals struck with the EU, such as agreements to align electricity and carbon markets, or plant and animal standards.
Ministers argue that dynamic alignment would have little material impact as UK food manufacturers have already largely followed EU rules since Brexit, but it is hoped that it would reduce expensive and time-consuming paperwork for suppliers who want to export to the single market.
But Sir Keir’s “reset” deal is set to sign Britain back up to European rules on food standards, animal welfare and pesticide use in perpetuity, under a process known as dynamic alignment, and negotiations are ongoing – despite nothing being announced to the British public or any Parliamentary debate and nothing about this in Labour’s manifesto..
It will mean that new EU rules will automatically enter into force in Britain, and will mark the first loss of UK sovereignty on standards since Brexit.
The legislation, due to be tabled in the spring, is likely to provoke a severe backlash from the Conservatives and Reform UK parties, who argue that Labour is trying to undo the Brexit process.
