Oatcakes face Brussels ban under Starmer’s Brexit reset deal with EU

Crumbly, quaint, steeped in nostalgia, and now under threat – is the oatcake a perfect metaphor for Britain today? - (Getty/iStock)

The UK’s historic Brexit vote may have been almost a decade ago, but the fall out has rumbled on interminably – now, EU rules on oat production are the latest flashpoint threatening to undermine government efforts to work with the bloc.

Ministers are said to be engaged in a battle to save the humble oatcake, as Keir Starmer’s government seeks to reset relations with the EU.