Well, there is the OLD school way of using a servo to actuate the start/stop button. I had used that a a small tape player, about 25 years ago. Now a days we have electronic switches which plug into the receiver like a servo. The switch, either a single, double or gang switch, interrupts the current in either the hot or the ground circuit( your choice ). Very simple to use and set up. I have been using switches made by the Component Shop.
https://www.componentshop.co.uk/action-electronics/switches.html I find them to be easy to use and reliable, but there are quite a number of manufacturers out here. Just do a search.