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SCOTTISH distilleries are being forced to swallow the cost of damaging Tory trade deals, the SNP have warned.
Can someone tell the government Brexit has already happened? / The government has only now asked the Food Standards Agency to plan how it is going to protect public health and safety after Brexit – almost six months after the transition period for leaving the EU ended.
Australia trade deal will deliver minimal benefit to UK economy and poses risks for farmers, say experts
15/06/2021
Farmers fear that deal will mean they risk being undercut by cheap imports made to lower animal welfare standards.
24 MPs representing all four nations of the UK have written to Trade Secretary Liz Truss demanding proper parliamentary scrutiny of the upcoming trade agreement with Australia, amid concerns that the deal could put farmers around the country out of business.
Former trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski celebrates the "virtually unprecedented result" for Australia in the trade deal with the UK, telling James O'Brien "we've not heard" any benefits for Brits.
Labour says import quotas are so high they are meaningless and raises concerns about animal welfare
Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’
15/06/2021
Small print – revealed by Canberra, but suppressed in London – reveals pledge to protect farmers for 15 years has been dropped.
Heinz's announcement that it was to start making ketchup in the UK again was widely hailed, but the UK's post-Brexit food and drink manufacturing sector still faces stern challenges.
"I don’t think they kept their promises before Brexit, they promised things to all men. It’s a huge betrayal," one farmer told TLE.
MPs have written to Liz Truss demanding parliamentary scrutiny of the government's post-Brexit trade deal with Australia.
Michael McCormack (acting Australian PM) - 'The big winners, in the UK-Australian trade deal, are Australian producers, Australian farmers, indeed Australia full stop...'
26/07/2021
Michael McCormack (acting Australian PM) - 'The big winners, in the UK-Australian trade deal, are Australian producers, Australian farmers, indeed Australia full stop... I'm not worried about the Welsh, Scottish & NI beef producers... I want what's best for Australian producers.'
Brexit deal winners ‘are Australian producers, Australian farmers, indeed Australia full stop’
17/06/2021
The comments, from the acting Australian PM, will send shivers down the spine of the British farming community.
The trade deal between the UK and Australia should be subject to a vote in the House of Commons and Holyrood, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
The UK–Australia trade deal is not really about economic gain – it’s about demonstrating post-Brexit sovereignty
18/06/2021
As expected, the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, have now agreed “in principle” to a free trade agreement. The fine details are still not out in the open, but the political and economic significance of the deal is becoming clearer.
A government body has recommended that protections inherited from the EU to protect UK steel producers are ended.
Australia has wanted the new agreement but, unlike Britain, has been in no screaming hurry for it. And, unlike Boris Johnson, the Australian Prime Minister faces no domestic political imperative to seal the deal.
The UK-Australia trade deal is an 'unprecedented result' for Australia, says former Australian trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski
15/06/2021
'I don't think we've ever done as well as this.' / The UK-Australia trade deal is an 'unprecedented result' for Australia, says former Australian trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski.
EU commissioner says UK was instrumental in developing many of the EU’s rules.
Thierry Breton, who is also single market commissioner, believes downsides of leaving bloc are exposed by pandemic
The UK’s trade agreement with Australia led to British farmers and associations voicing concerns about unfair competition and a lowering of food standards.
"I can't believe as a life-long Conservative voter, I stand at the moment thinking I would be very, very unlikely to vote Conservative again at the moment," one Brexit-voting farmer bemoaned.
On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis.
RURAL affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the UK Government raising concerns about the impact of the Australia trade deal on domestic farmers and producers.
Rural affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland write to the UK Government expressing their concerns.