Liz Truss faces revolt over ‘toothless’ Brexit deal

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss faces new revolt on ‘toothless’ food watchdog as pressure mounts over post-Brexit trade deal International Trade Secretary Liz Truss plans to secure food standards for the UK Peers in the House of Lords wish to be able to have an input on food standards  Liz Truss would wish that food … Read more

French carpenters raise a wooden truss as they rebuild Notre Dame using 800-year-old techniques 

French carpenters raise a wooden truss as they painstakingly rebuild Notre Dame using 800-year-old techniques The team raised a three-ton oak truss  by hand in front of the famous landmark  The wooden structures are a replica of those consumed in the fire in April 2019 It comes after a decision to replicate the cathedral in … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Liz Truss face a barrage of hysteria in the Commons

Whenever there’s a session of International Trade questions, the chamber takes on a whisky sour flavour.  Getting through the whole hour usually requires popping a couple of antacids down the gullet.  The reasons for this bitter atmosphere are twofold.  The first is that opposition MPs spend most of their time goading the Government’s post-Brexit trade … Read more

Liz Truss must beef up ‘toothless’ new trade body

Liz Truss must beef up ‘toothless’ new trade body to avoid ‘selling out’ British farmers in the rush to secure post-Brexit deals, campaigners warn People think there is ‘limited protection against cheap, low-quality food imports’ The advisory body trade and agriculture commission was launched last month There have also been protests that the commission will not … Read more

Liz Truss is warned she faces Tory rebellion unless she guarantees protection for British farmers

Liz Truss is warned she faces a ‘brick wall’ of Tory rebellion unless she guarantees protection for British farmers in post-Brexit trade deal with the US International Trade Secretary was warned to expect a fresh revolt from Tory MPs Urged to guarantee ‘in law’ not to sell out UK’s food production standards  Comes after Ms Truss unveiled … Read more

Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from US imports

Food panel ‘must have teeth’: Tory MPs tell Liz Truss to beef up post-Brexit plans to safeguard British farmers from sub-standard US food imports Tory MPs say a panel to advise on post-Brexit trade deals must have real teeth  The ‘trade and agriculture’ commission was announced by Liz Truss last week The Mail on Sunday … Read more

Trade Secretary Liz Truss insists ban on controversial chlorinated chicken is ‘already in law’

Chlorine-washed chicken is NOT on the table: Trade Secretary Liz Truss insists a ban on controversial US farm produce is ‘already in law’ and will not be changed Activists warned a post-Brexit US trade deal could let in chlorinated chicken Miss Truss said a ban on controversial US farm produce was ‘already in law’  She … Read more

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss faces challenge to eat a ‘set menu’ of ‘Frankenfood’

Liz Truss has been challenged to eat a ‘set menu’ of cheap American food which her Cabinet critics fear will flood Britain under the terms of a US trade deal she is trying to strike. The International Trade Secretary, who has been accused of risking the future of our farmers by allowing lower-quality so-called ‘Frankenfood’ … Read more

Boris Johnson sides with Carrie Symonds and overrules Liz Truss on tariffs on chlorinated chicken

Boris Johnson has overruled Cabinet Minister Liz Truss in a crucial battle over the future of British farming – siding with his fiancee Carrie Symonds instead. The Prime Minister last week vowed to stem a feared flood of sub-standard American products into the UK by insisting controversial foods such as hormone-fed beef and chlorinated chicken … Read more

Liz Truss accused of being willing to sacrifice British agriculture for US deal

Farmers fear a Brexit betrayal after Trade Secretary Liz Truss is accused of being willing to sacrifice industry to achieve deal with US International Trade Secretary under fire from farmer’s union over food standards National Farms Union concerned Liz Truss will give way on standards to sign deal Critics say Miss Truss will allow import … Read more