Facts4EU, August 2 2023
Brexit Facts4EU and CIBUK asked former Brexit Minister and current Deputy Chairman of the ERG, the Rt Hon David Jones MP, to comment on our report:
“One of the principal reasons the UK voted to leave the EU was to develop its own regulatory system, more suited to British conditions.
“The vast majority of UK firms don’t export to the EU, yet are now apparently expected to use the CE mark indefinitely. That means a continued dynamic adherence to EU standards, even when they are unsuited to British conditions.
“This announcement is fairly obviously the work of Remain forces within the civil service. Ministers should think twice about it and ensure that British businesses are relieved of the burdensome regulation that rolls unremittingly out of the Brussels red tape factory.”
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