As business leaders, we support closer alignment with the EU

Workers at a manufacturing company. ‘A policy of “beneficial alignment” would enable businesses and investors to have confidence in the UK’s regulatory foundations.’ Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

With an election looming, business leaders across the UK will have paid close attention to recent comments in the media regarding alignment with EU standards and regulations.

In the wake of the UK’s departure from the EU and recent attempts to force divergence unilaterally in the UK, many businesses, business leaders and business organisations would welcome a policy of alignment with EU standards and regulations, unless it is explicitly not in the UK’s interests to do so.