The Perfect Holiday Gift Gift Now

'PM IS HELLBENT ON SELLING OUT OUR BREXIT FREEDOMS

Daily Express

|

May 19, 2025

As the Government looks to align us with EU 'on common standards', Priti Patel warns...

- Michael Knowles

'PM IS HELLBENT ON SELLING OUT OUR BREXIT FREEDOMS

SIR Keir Starmer is ready to "surrender control" of the UK and accept EU food rules, say Brexiteers.

The Prime Minister and his Foreign Secretary, David Lammy have hailed a new era in relations with Brussels, ahead of a leaders' summit in London today.

But the Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel, left, warned that Labour is "hellbent on selling Britain out and giving up the Brexit freedoms we have benefited from". Britons' historic vote to quit the EU was dealt a fresh blow yesterday as a minister appeared to admit that the UK would accept its rules on food standards as part of a deal with the bloc.

Agreeing with the European Union on those regulations and on ones regarding plant and animal health, without the UK being able to influence the rules, would effectively take London back into Brussels' orbit.

Dame Priti said: "Labour are desperately dressing this up as some form of reset, but Express readers will not be fooled by Labour's lies as they cannot be trusted on anything and they can't be relied on to defend Brexit because they have never believed in it.

"From defence, migration co-operation, justice, fisheries and agreeing to make Britain a rule-taker once again under a process called dynamic alignment subjecting British businesses to EU laws and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice - Labour are surrendering control of our country to the EU."

She added: "The Foreign Secretary should apologise for his record of frightening and scaremongering the public on Brexit and his many Brexit-induced hysterical claims and personal criticism of those who voted Leave.

"As he and Labour bend their knee to their new masters from Brussels, they should be ashamed of their Brexit betrayal as they sabotage our freedoms and our future by placing the United Kingdom on a pathway back under the control of the EU." Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart said the UK was on the "brink of this big capitulation".

MORE STORIES FROM Daily Express

Daily Express

PASCAL GLOSS

Fan favourite's return adds to feelgood factor as Seagulls record a first win in seven

time to read

2 mins

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

CAL'S BIG CALL COULD TILT TITLE

HOPEFULLY, Calum McFarlane will enjoy a successful career in coaching and, possibly, management.

time to read

2 mins

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

CHIRPY ROBINS ON QUALITY STREET

MARK ROBINS paid tribute to his sickness-hit squad as Stoke kept up their promotion push.

time to read

1 min

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Mother, 45, and her teenage daughter among three dead

THE family of a man who drowned trying to save a mum and daughter in a triple tragedy said many lives have been shattered by his death.

time to read

2 mins

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Charles and Camilla brave the freeze for first outing of 2026

KING Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as they attended church as temperatures dropped to -1C at Sandringham.

time to read

1 min

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

McFarlane steps in to give Gunners major boost at top

HOPEFULLY, Calum McFarlane will enjoy a successful career in coaching and, possibly, management.

time to read

2 mins

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Banging the drum to avoid games in India

BANGLADESH have asked to play their upcoming T20 World Cup fixtures outside of India amid strained relations between the countries.

time to read

1 min

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Victims of sex assaults suffer 'brain damage'

MANY sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, research reveals.

time to read

1 min

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

SIGNS HEARTBURN MAY BE SOMETHING SERIOUS

Persistent heartburn could be a sign of a more serious condition, according to NHS guidance.

time to read

1 mins

January 05, 2026

Daily Express

Anger as mating badgers hold up vital road repairs

Tunnelling by protected badgers has caused part of a road in East Halton to fail, inset, causing its closure

time to read

1 mins

January 05, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size