WATCH: Tory peer blasts Labour's plans to allow the EU to 'control' UK food standards as 'very alarming'

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 16/04/2025

- 20:06

There have been reports that the Prime Minister is closing in on a new partnership with the EU that would align the UK with Brussels' food and veterinary standards

A top Tory peer has slammed the Labour Government's plans to allow the EU to "control" UK food standards as "very alarming".

Lord Daniel Hannan warned that giving Brussels a "permanent and open ended right" to set British food regulations would damage the UK's ability to strike trade deals with other nations.

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