Tory logic:
"Jeremy Hun
t is facing a backlash from senior Tories over his plans to copy the EU by introducing a Brexit
carbon border tax.
The Chancellor will press ahead on Thursday with proposals to create a new green levy on swathes of goods being imported into Britain.
Extra duties will be applied to products such as steel, glass and ceramics if they come from countries with lower environmental standards.
Mr Hunt is being urged to stand firm by Conservatives who have warned that his plans will tie Britain into permanently following EU red tape.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a former business secretary, said the move amounted to a “stealth realignment” which would “undermine” Brexit
Lord Frost, the former Brexit negotiator, said he was “very worried” by the plans which will place “huge and unnecessary burdens on the British people”.
He said: “This is not taking back control – instead, the Government is choosing to give it up.
“It will cause damage to our economy by pushing up costs on significant imported goods. And it will affect our ability to do other trade deals around the world.
“It makes no sense to drive industry out of our country with a net zero policy that hugely pushes up energy costs, and then to pay again when we import the products which we used to make ourselves. That is the worst of all worlds.” (Telegraph).