said in a written statement to the House of Commons that the UK would "develop separate and independent policies" in the area of data protection, as well as on borders, competition and subsidies.Reynders said that while GDPR had been a success in the two years since it was introduced, work still needed to be done to ensure that it was "applied harmoniously or at least with the same vigour across the European territory." Critics of the regulations still needed to be won over, he added."We also.