UK will have 'voice' but no vote on EU food rules in Brexit reset
Summary
The UK is pursuing a Brexit reset that would align food rules with the EU, reducing paperwork and border checks. EU relations minister Hamish Falconer says the UK would help shape the rules but would not vote on them; the wider agreement is projected to add 0.4% to UK GDP.Key Facts
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham hopes to agree the reset at an EU summit on Friday.
- The UK would have a role in shaping EU food rules but no vote on them.
- Falconer said the food measures could lower costs for firms importing food and potentially reduce supermarket prices.
- Some Marks & Spencer food export trucks need more than 300 pages of documents.
- The reset could remove food safety checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and end separate “Not for EU” labels.
- Falconer said the food part of the reset would have an impact of £5bn.
- The wider agreement would also align emissions trading rules and include a youth mobility scheme.
- National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw welcomed the prospect of fewer inspections and less paperwork, while saying farmers were waiting to see the details.
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