Victoria Hewson, IEA Head of Regulatory Affairs, has commented for the Daily Express on the need to scrap non-tariff barriers to trade to make the most of Brexit. From 2023, the EU will no longer recognise UK regulations on goods, however, Victoria argues that regardless of EU co-operation, the UK should unilaterally recognise EU rules.

“There is such a big opportunity for the UK to show leadership here. We are not talking about a free for all where there are no more rules. This would be based on looking closely at the rules in a particular country. We could say, ‘Yes, those rules provide an equivalent level of safety so come in’.”

Read the full article here.

Victoria’s paper on non-tariff barriers to trade can be read for free here:

Changing the rules: A unilateral approach to non-tariff barriers