Dominic Cummings' data law shake-up a danger to trade, says EU

Exclusive: proposed rewriting of data protection rules said to put vital cooperation in doubt

A radical pro-tech" plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain's data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the EU worth billions to the British economy, Brussels has warned.

The government's newly published national data strategy, promising a transformation" long sought by Boris Johnson's chief adviser and the former Vote Leave director, has sparked concern at a sensitive time with the continued flow of data between the UK and EU member states in question.