'Desperate' UK is 'delusional' to expect good trade deal with US, says ex-Obama advisor ahead of Raab tour
06/08/2019
"Desperate" Britain is "delusional" to expect a favourable trade deal with the US, an ex-Obama advisor has warned, as Dominic Raab seeks to "fire up" the UK's trade relationship with North America.
'What were they thinking?': No US-UK trade deal if Good Friday Agreement is broken, threatens Pelosi
11/09/2020
Nancy Pelosi has warned the UK there will be "absolutely no chance" of a trade deal with Washington passing Congress should the government override the Brexit withdrawal agreement signed by Boris Johnson.
The most important piece of farming legislation to come before parliament in decades included an amendment tabled by Neil Parish, Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, which sought to protect UK farmers from low-standard food imports.
The grocer also promised to avoid America’s hormone-injected beef and to only sell British produce.
Lobbyists for the American meat industry have urged the US government to demand Britain drop antibiotics restrictions and the ban on ractopamine-fed pork as part of any post-Brexit trade deal.
Animal welfare faces ‘clear and present danger’ from post-Brexit trade deals, study warns
28/07/2022
Claim that UK farming at risk if ‘soft’ approach pursued with countries with ‘less qualms’ about quality.
A swift transatlantic FTA was repeatedly trumpeted by Leave campaigners, including Mr Johnson, as the biggest prize from Brexit.
WHEN asked whether US food standards would ever be accepted in post-Brexit Britain, the unequivocal response from Cabinet Minister Michael Gove was “over my dead body”.
Luxury carmaker Bentley (VOWG_p.DE) said free trade with Europe not the United States was its priority as Britain negotiates its new relationship with the European Union...
The US president is expected to tell Johnson to solve the Northern Ireland impasse in a pre-G7 meeting, reports suggest.
PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.
In a move rarely seen between allies, Washington issued London with a demarche: a formal diplomatic reprimand usually reserved for adversaries.
Boost to UK economy from US trade deal could be 450 times smaller than loss from no-deal Brexit, government analysis finds
03/03/2020
Official document puts likely benefits of free trade agreement with Donald Trump at below 0.2 per cent of GDP – and possibly as little as 0.02 per cent.
Boris Johnson accused of eyeing post-Brexit US trade deal by ripping out food safeguards imposed by parliament
26/10/2019
‘This is clearly an attempt to make it harder for the public and parliament to ensure protections are not traded away’
Boris Johnson administration ‘frantically repositioning’ itself for Biden presidency, claims George Osborne
26/10/2020
Democrat candidate does not feel ‘particularly warm’ towards Brexiteers, says former chancellor.
The NHS is at critical risk as Boris Johnson wields the national treasure as bait in trade talks with the US, Labour claims.
Boris Johnson facing backlash after scrapping pledge to keep chlorinated chicken out of British supermarkets
04/06/2020
Government accused of not standing up to Donald Trump’s trade negotiators.
Trade secretary says scrapping protections ‘vital for giving us the freedom and flexibility’ to sign deals.
The new foreign policy formula is simple, Trump tweets and the Tory leadership hopeful jumps.
Boris Johnson risks G7 becoming damage limitation exercise after Joe Biden Northern Ireland rebuke
10/06/2021
Boris Johnson is scrambling to avoid his big G7 Summit from sliding into a damage limitation exercise.
Democratic candidate had warned trade deal was dependent on respecting EU Brexit deal.
Boris Johnson Warned By US Senator That Trade Deal Will Have 'Tough' Time Passing Congress
16/07/2019
"There is bipartisan consensus against blowing up the Good Friday agreement."
Brussels rules out 'mutual recognition' of regulations between EU and UK ahead of talks.