“The new legislation, expected later this year, would give ministers a fast-track route for introducing draft laws to align with future European standards designed to ensure a single market in the trade of goods and services.
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“The new legislation, expected later this year, would give ministers a fast-track route for introducing draft laws to align with future European standards designed to ensure a single market in the trade of goods and services.
The new powers would apply to agreements they are planning with the EU on food standards, carbon pricing for industry and electricity trading.
New rules would be introduced as "secondary" legislation, which receives less scrutiny and gives MPs a more limited role in approving it.
This echoes the process that was followed before Brexit - when the government adopted hundreds of such laws each year to fulfil EU legal obligations.
But it is likely to prove more controversial this time, ***because the UK no longer has voting rights at the EU to shape European legislation in the first place.***”
If it speaks English and it moves, there’s a high chance it will shoot itself in the foot.
UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.
(www.bbc.com)
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