The United Kingdom is signalling a significant policy shift nearly a decade after its departure from the European Union, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer proposing legislation that would allow Britain to adopt new EU regulations without requiring a parliamentary vote each time. The move follows a UK-EU trade agreement reached in May 2025 and comes amid mounting economic pressure, including US tariffs at their highest levels since the Second World War and studies estimating that Brexit has shrunk the UK economy by 6–8%. Closer regulatory alignment is expected to cut cross-border bureaucracy, lower food prices by speeding up fresh produce flows, and attract foreign direct investment in sectors such as renewable energy and AI — though the plan faces strong domestic opposition from the Conservative Party and Reform UK.