Starmer Eyes Brexit Fight With Farage in Bid to Follow EU Rules

Keir Starmer said he would seek powers for the UK to automatically sign up to some new European Union rules, as the prime minister tries to boost Britain’s flat-lining economy and use dividing lines on Brexit to bolster his chances of political survival.

The government will introduce a bill at the King’s Speech on May 13 to approve new EU regulations in areas including food standards and carbon emissions via secondary legislation rather than through new acts requiring a parliamentary vote.