Nick Thomas-Symonds on Wednesday set out the case for aligning with Brussels rules to strike a new food and drink deal designed to reduce border checks on trade, boost the economy and bring down prices for British shoppers.
Experts have speculated that the UK is likely to ask for an exemption to allow it to maintain laws allowing the gene editing of crops, introduced by the Conservatives as a major Brexit freedom following the departure from the EU.
There have also been concerns that the UK’s live animal export ban may have to be reversed as this is another area where Britain has diverged from EU law.
Pressed by The i Paper on whether the carve-outs he would seek would cover gene editing, foie gras and the animal export ban, Thomas-Symonds told a Spectator event hosted by former Leave campaign leader Michael Gove on Wednesday: “In terms of the carve-outs, that is obviously the negotiation that is now going to take place, and forgive me for not cutting across the process when we are engaging at the moment, both obviously across Whitehall, looking across different areas, but also.. with different stakeholders as well, to get a priority sense of what are the most important issues to secure.”
Gove, who introduced and advocated the policies as a Conservative Cabinet minister, suggested he could back a deal aligning with Brussels laws – despite leading the Leave campaign – if those Brexit freedoms could be maintained.
Farage accused of ‘easy answers’
The EU Relations minister accused the pair of offering only “easy answers and snake oil” when it comes to the post-Brexit relationship with Brussels.
He continued: “Now we know we are going to have a political fight on this, especially when we legislate for it in Parliament.
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“We are determined to plug the gaps, to rebuild Britain, protect our borders, bring down bills in every part of the country and secure good jobs, a new relationship of mutual benefit, one that brings freedom back to our businesses and exercises our sovereignty.
Farage criticised the proposed deal in May, writing in the Telegraph that it would push the UK “back into the orbit of Brussels, giving away vast amounts of our sovereignty for very little in return”.
Meanwhile, Badenoch said Labour’s approach would make the UK a “supplicant”.
“My worry is that Labour are taking us backwards instead of taking us forwards,” the Tory leader said.
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