Minister Refuses to Rule Out UK Becoming an EU Rule-Taker – Guido Fawkes

Minister Refuses to Rule Out UK Becoming an EU Rule-Taker

This morning in the Commons Tory MP Harriet Baldwin questioned the government over the new Regulation and Metrology Bill – a bill that effectively grants the secretary of state sweeping powers to unilaterally adopt EU rules without parliamentary scrutiny. Baldwin asked trade minister Douglas Alexander whether the government would rule out the “UK becoming an EU rule-taker”. Alexander refused:

“I’m slightly worried that the question adds two and two together and gets about 97. The fact is the act recognises the need to find a way forward on standards with the European Union.”

Meanwhile the EU is reportedly threatening to impose a time limit on any agreement aimed at reducing red tape on British food and drink exports – unless it secures long-term access to UK fishing waters ahead of the EU-UK summit. As a Labour councillor touted yesterday, Starmer’s ‘Trojan Horse’ plan to rejoin the EU is well underway…