NIGEL Farage yesterday accused Sir Keir Starmer of ignoring the will of millions and weakening Brexit with new laws.
is angry that the PM wants to bypass the usual parliamentary scrutiny to .
Nigel Farage has accused Sir Keir Starmer of ignoring millions and weakening Brexit, saying plans to align UK rules more closely with the EU single market bypass parliamentary scrutinyCredit: PA
Keir Starmer wants the UK to ‘dynamically align’ with the single market, meaning domestic regulations will keep in step when the EU updatesCredit: Reuters
He warned: “In economic terms and in democratic terms, it is a total betrayal of the Brexit vote of ten years ago.
“Britain needs to recognise Europe is a declining part of the global economy and actually quite rapidly declining.”
The PM said yesterday: “We’re in a world where there’s massive conflict, great uncertainty, and I strongly believe the UK’s best interests are in a stronger, closer relationship with Europe.”
, meaning domestic regulations will keep in step when the EU updates standards in areas such as food safety or emissions.
In effect, when Brussels changes a regulation, Britain would copy it.
A Government spokesperson said: “This will allow us to deliver a trade deal worth £5.1billion a year, backing British and slashing costly red tape for farmers, producers and businesses.”
But Shadow Secretary insisted: “Parliament reduced to a spectator while Brussels sets the terms is exactly what the country rejected.
“Labour fundamentally cannot accept the democratic decision that the British people made.
“We should be seizing the opportunities of but Starmer’s weakness on the world stage has made this near-impossible.”
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