Why a ‘no-deal’ Brexit threatens workplace standards

The government's own papers show that crashing out of the EU without a deal would put the UK’s workplace health and safety regulations at risk, the TUC has warned. Hugh Robertson, the union body’s head of safety, said the government’s Brexit no-deal scenarios expose real threats to the chemical regulation REACH, with no plans to … Continue reading Why a ‘no-deal’ Brexit threatens workplace standards

Top Tories back Brexit push to axe safety protections

A plan published by a right-wing thinktank and backed by prominent Tories is calling for key safety and environmental laws to be ditched as part of a ‘hard’ Brexit. The Institute of Economic Affairs report, ‘Plan A+: Creating a prosperous post-Brexit UK’, was unveiled this week by former Brexit secretary David Davis and leading Tory … Continue reading Top Tories back Brexit push to axe safety protections