Legislation would allow government to implement evolving single market rules without full parliamentary scrutiny
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Ministers in Britain are planning a new bill, which would bring into force a food and drink trade deal with the EU but also contain powers enabling the government to “dynamically align” with Europe. That will allow the UK to quickly implement evolving single market rules if it determines it is in the national interest, without having to face full parliamentary scrutiny.
Keir Starmer has made it clear he wants the UK to go much further in terms of the economic relationship with the EU.
A summit is planned for early summer with Brussels, which Starmer has stated he hopes will go further than the deal struck last year at Lancaster House that covered food and drink imports, as well as plans for emissions trading and electricity.
