The UK egg industry has reacted with disbelief that import tariffs on eggs and egg products are to be phased out following the government announcement that the UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
70,000 pigs could be destroyed instead of being sold for meat as staff shortages hit crisis point
04/09/2021
‘There’s nowhere for the pigs to go and it could trigger the worst case scenario, where they are put down on the farm and taken away.’
A £5 billion EU continuity trade deal with Mexico, hailed by Whitehall as an “Aztec Brexit Boost”, has become obsolete – after the EU signed a more generous and comprehensive deal between its 27 members states and Mexico.
The UK should not let its pesticide standards slip during US trade talks – they will not be relinquished without consequences
09/06/2020
The decisions made in these trade talks will define the health of the UK’s population as well as the country’s environment and economy for years to come.
Peso hits record low after UK’s Brexit vote
24/06/2016
Britain's vote to leave the European Union triggered a 7% fall and more spending cuts. / The peso plunged 7.1% against the dollar to a record low in overnight trading after the U.K. voted for Brexit, the referendum that asked voters if the U.K. should remain in the European Union.
The EU has in place, or is negotiating, trade agreements with countries and regions around the world.