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The term doesn’t mean it doesn’t meet EU standards. Just that Brexiters want to insist they have the right to diverge, even if it were madness to do so.
When the government announced this year it would indefinitely delay plans to force UK companies to adopt a new post-Brexit quality mark, the UKCA, Simon Blackham, of the insulation maker Recticel, was delighted. “Yes! An outbreak of common sense,” he recalls thinking. / His joy was short-lived, however.
What is ‘trivergence’? As we head towards 2024, Joël Reland explains why the risk of Northern Ireland diverging from both EU and UK regulations could be the next big Brexit issue coming down the track.
We need to forge alliances to continue our global health leadership, writes the director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations.
‘A storm is brewing,’ warn Conservative MPs who say their party is ‘giving up on Rishi’, who is seen as a manager rather than a leader.
‘Recklessly irresponsible’ Brexit rush to axe EU laws is putting safety standards at risk, watchdogs warn
24/11/2022
Trading standards officers fear ‘recklessly irresponsible’ legislation poses danger to public.
‘Playing with fire:’ Scrapping rules to keep rivers clean after Brexit stirs up Tory rebellion
01/03/2023
Ministers have refused to rule out scrapping EU regulations that protect swimmers and wildlife.
A university report has rubbished claims that the UK is ‘taking back control’ by exiting the European Union after concluding that Brexit has resulted in ‘minimum freedom for maximum hassle’.
The government’s “Brexit freedoms bill” could see all legal protections from pesticides abolished, wildlife campaigners have warned, putting insects, wildlife and human health in danger.
A brutal Financial Times investigation has unveiled the “all pain no gain” trading conditions many British businesses face post-Brexit.
Ipsos MORI survey shared with HuffPost UK raises questions for Boris Johnson's negotiating strategy as hopes of a deal begin to fade.
Could sunset on EU laws see azodicarbonimide appear in ultra-processed baked products, while other additives disappear but only from ingredients lists?
More uncertainty lies ahead for employers and employees ahead of a crucial Brexit deadline, writes KAREN HARVIE.
The leaders of our political parties cannot go on hiding from the damage to our economy, our reputation in the world and the frustration of our younger generation, writes Lord Michael Heseltine.
Wine, the pint bottle and European standards
23/11/2023
Policymakers in the UK have to adjust to the reality of no longer setting international standards. The UK no longer offers markets of bulk. Nor does it have recognised high standards that others are keen to adopt.
New EU rules on food safety have highlighted how the Windsor Framework will change the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
A trade body representing UK baby food suppliers has said it will continue to manufacture to EU standards on arsenic residues.
Many environmental regulations based on EU law, Institute of European Environmental Policy warns.
Some international businesses adhere to EU regulation even in their operations outside Europe.
EU rules designed to protect rivers from agricultural pollution are set to come to an end on 1 January 2024. / A Brexit law change is set to worsen the state of Britain’s rivers as the Government ditches old EU rules designed to protect the waterways from agricultural pollution.
World-renowned economist Adam Posen reveals some tough truths about Britain’s situation.
Whether there is a Brexit deal or not, the Scottish and UK governments are heading into another constitutional standoff with legislation to set up an "internal market" passing through Westminster. What is the latest row all about?
What has the EU ever done for my … beach?
09/06/2016
Huge sections of the UK coastline were too polluted for swimming until EU legal action forced the government to clean up.
Brussels firms up position and bloc’s unity before tough talks on future relationship with UK.