UK to review ‘overbearing EU rules’ on imperial measurements

The Government has confirmed a consultation which could pave the way for greater use of imperial measurements in post-Brexit Britain will be launched on Friday (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

The British government has confirmed that a consultation which could pave the way for greater use of imperial measurements in post-Brexit Britain will be launched on Friday.

Plans to review “overbearing EU rules” will restore “common sense” to the statute book, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).