Post–Brexit United Kingdom has only very limited room to diverge from EU regulation, according to the ‘UK regulation after Brexit’ report, published on Friday (26 February) by the UK in a Changing Europe academic think tank.
Speaking on Friday, Professor Hussein Kassim, one of the report’s authors, said the EU’s status as a “standard-setter”, and the fact that businesses are already “invested in existing regulatory systems” were several of the reasons why the UK faced a “formidable challenge”.
Although Boris Johnson’s government repeatedly stressed the importance of UK sovereignty and the need to “take back control” during the talks on the Withdrawal Agreement and subsequent trade pact, there is little sign in many sectors that regulation will diverge from EU standards.
Source: UK faces ‘formidable’ task to deregulate, warns new report – EURACTIV.com