Farming leaders fear Liz Truss will sign a free trade deal with Australia which could see cheap beef flooding the UK market Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union, says members are concerned They fear Ms Truss’s negotiators have agreed to tariff-free access to UK market in their haste to secure a deal before … Read more
Calls to enshrine British farming standards in law were rejected by the Government yesterday. On Monday MPs will vote on an amendment to the agricultural Bill that stipulates food products imported under future trade deals meet or exceed UK domestic standards. Environment Secretary George Eustice told the Daily Mail he would not support the amendment. … Read more
Ministers plot to allow chlorinated chicken and other poor-quality US imports in to UK supermarkets under ‘dual tariff scheme’ as they seek quick trade deal with Donald Trump Scheme would allow heavy duties on low-quality imports like chlorine chicken But better quality imports would face lighter duties if the US agreed to terms Trade Secretary … Read more