Remove X-UA-Compatible meta tag

This meta tag ensured that older versions of Internet Explorer (IE8 onwards) used the most recent renderer and rendering rules available to them. IE11 does not require this meta tag. It deprecates the X-UA-Compatible meta tag and now uses the most recent renderer automatically if the doctype is `<!DOCTYPE html>`. Both the EdgeHTML and Chromium versions of Edge ignore the meta tag entirely. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/dev-guides/bg182625(v=vs.85)#document-mode-changes
alphagov · Nov 6, 2023 · 30fcc35 · 30fcc35
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diff --git a/docs/examples/webpack/src/index.html b/docs/examples/webpack/src/index.html
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#0b0c0c">
-    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/stylesheets/app.min.css">
   </head>

diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/template.njk b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/template.njk
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
     <title{% if pageTitleLang %} lang="{{ pageTitleLang }}"{% endif %}>{% block pageTitle %}GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information{% endblock %}</title>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="{{ themeColor | default("#0b0c0c", true) }}"> {# Hardcoded value of $govuk-black #}
-    {# Ensure that older IE versions always render with the correct rendering engine #}
-    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 
     {% block headIcons %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" sizes="16x16 32x32 48x48" href="{{ assetPath | default("/assets", true) }}/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">