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UK-US trade deal ‘could put the union at risk’

University of Sussex academics have suggested such an arrangement could accelerate Scottish independence.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-12-10 14:23
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Scottish independence could be accelerated by a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the US, it has been claimed.

Academics at the University of Sussex have suggested a trade arrangement would likely require changes to UK domestic legislation in areas such as drug pricing and food regulation.

They also say it could create a “legal and policy vacuum” regarding the relationship between the UK’s devolved nations and the extent to which they can influence UK trade negotiations.

In a paper produced by the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) at the university, the academics – Chloe Anthony, Dr Emily Lydgate and Professor Erik Millstone – say the UK Government could be forced to choose between “facilitating trade with the US or holding on to the UK’s fragile national identity”.

Among the recommendations made by the group is a call to give the devolved nations a formal role in the setting of UK negotiating objects to ensure external trade arrangements do not lead to any internal trade barriers.

Replicating the EU’s balance between devolution and harmonisation, with respect to UK-specific rules and bodies, is also put forward, along with a suggestion the UK Government introduces increased legislative assurances that it will not weaken current levels of protection.

Dr Emily Lydgate, a senior lecturer in Environmental Law and a UKTPO member, said: “A UK-US trade agreement would likely require changes to UK domestic legislation in very sensitive areas, including drug pricing and food safety regulation, which Scotland, with its large Remain-voting majority and stated desire to maintain alignment with EU regulation, would strenuously oppose.

“The UK Government may be forced to choose between facilitating trade with the US or holding on to the UK’s fragile national identity.

“The destruction of the UK internal market – and potentially the union itself – seems too high a price to pay for a US free trade agreement.”

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