UK's Chancellor of the Duchy Michael Gove sent a stern warning to the EU in the fight against regulation alignment with the Brussels bloc on environmental standards, fishing rights and social progress post-Brexit. The Tory frontbencher stressed on the importance of the future of the UK as a free and independent nation post-Brexit, ready to take back control of its borders and waters.
Mr Gove argued Britain exceeds the EU on many issues of environmental concerns and social progress, stressing the UK "does not need the EU's permission" to be a liberal country in Europe.
He said: “The United Kingdom has a proud record when it comes to environmental, workers rights, and social protection.
“In a number of key areas, we either exceed EU standards or have led the way to improved standards.
He added: “We do not need the EU’s permission to be a liberal nation leading the world in the fight against climate change and social progress.”
Mr Gove added that the UK will seek "to emulate and build on the types of relationship that the EU already has with other independent sovereign states" and that by using already existing precedents, the UK "should be able to expedite agreement".
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