Frost reveals plans to bring back imperial scales and crowns on pint mugs

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The students made plans to reseal the crown on pint cups and pledged to review the ban on products being marked and sold in imperial units.

The move came as Brexit Secretary Lord Frost laid out plans to break with Brussels rules and claimed the “dreary pessimists” were proven wrong after the UK’s exit from the European Union.

The government intends to review the content of retained EU law – which has been retained in UK law for continuity after the transition period ends in December 2020.

Lord Frost’s comments came despite continuing uncertainty over trade arrangements in Northern Ireland and a shortage of stores across the UK, which critics say Brexit has worsened.

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“A lot of the things that the pessimists said were not going to happen and I don’t think they will,” the minister told his colleagues.

“This economy and this country is really thriving under the arrangements we are putting in place,” he said, adding: “The high standards should reflect the context in which we operate.

“I’m sure there will be a change, but I don’t think those changes will lead to a downturn in standards.”

He said the purpose of the reforms was to “improve UK productivity by creating regulations tailored to our circumstances”.

Measures include allowing the voluntary printing of the crown’s seal on pint mugs and a review of the EU’s ban on labels and sales in pounds and ounces – with “just in time” legislation.

Other reforms include the introduction of digital driver’s licenses, test certificates, and MOTs.

Contributors will be able to obtain digital certificates instead of paper certificates and the regulations governing clinical trials and medical devices will change.

High standards should reflect the context in which we operate

Lord Frost insisted: “We are a country of high standards. That does not mean we do not intend to change them. The world is moving forward.”

“High standards must reflect the context in which we operate.

“I’m sure there will be a change, but I don’t think those changes will lead to a downturn in standards.”

In the House of Commons, the shadow international trade secretary, Emily Thornberry, was scathing about what she sarcastically described as a “fantastic Brexit deal that is working well at the moment”.

She said the country “faces persistent staff and supply shortages exacerbated by the Brexit deal, while businesses across the country face mounting losses in trade with Europe.”

She said people in Northern Ireland “remain stuck in limbo as the government refuses to implement the Brexit deal they negotiated”.

“In it all comes the new General Paymaster to talk about all the wonderful opportunities that lie ahead due to the fantastic Brexit deal that is working so well at present.”

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