UK Reform Pledges to Scrap GDPR After Election Victory

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has pledged to eliminate GDPR compliance requirements, claiming the EU data privacy regulation has "strangled small businesses and tech firms." The proposal reflects post-Brexit divergence on regulation between the UK and EU, with implications for data flows and regulatory alignment between Britain and the bloc.

Byte's take

Britain's data shield is about to become a liability for EU firms doing business across the Channel. Scrapping GDPR would fragment transatlantic data flows and force EU companies into costly dual-compliance regimes unless adequacy talks salvage cross-border transfers.