Philip Hammond - Tariff free trade deals would only contribute a tiny amount to our GDP... so we must quash "this myth that third country trade deals will solve all our problems"

The EU has opposed brutal animal welfare and rampant tech monopolies. Post-Brexit Britain will be exposed to both.

The grocer also promised to avoid America’s hormone-injected beef and to only sell British produce.

‘We will never compromise on the standards or specifications of our products,’ says supermarket boss.

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.

Boris Johnson’s new trade secretary will be tasked with negotiating as many new trade deals as possible. Here are some fault-lines expected to emerge over the coming months.

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”.

This story originated with a false declaration by the head of the European election candidate list for France's far-right Rassemblement National party, previously known as the Front National. ... Actually, none of these products are commercially available in the EU, neither home-grown nor as imports.

Britain's leading employers are pushing the government to urgently increase funding to retrain workers and allow Europeans back into key sectors as supply chains buckle under the weight of COVID-19 and Brexit.

EU negotiator signals future relationship negotiations are on course for acrimonious start.

Charity fears ‘inertia or a lack of commitment’ in government could lead laws to ‘vanish into thin air’. / Laws protecting animals in the UK are at risk of being scrapped because of Brexit, the RSPCA has warned.

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.

‘This is clearly an attempt to make it harder for the public and parliament to ensure protections are not traded away’

Senior figures in Scotland and Wales warn Brexit is bringing a ‘statutory fist crashing down’.

Prime minister told that allowing in ‘food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane’

Government accused of not standing up to Donald Trump’s trade negotiators.

Chlorinated chicken is just the start. The government intends to rip up food standards, public services and public protections.

UK now has a more limited relationship than when it was inside the EU... These difficulties have manifested themselves in various forms of red tape and difficulties around SPS rules.

Animal health bodies have welcomed the government’s U-turn on its plans for scrapping swathes of retained EU legislation, which could have wiped out 44 animal welfare laws.

As part of efforts to maintain the Good Friday Agreement and make sure there is no border in the sea or on the island of Ireland, the Windsor Framework was devised. One aspect of this will see “Not for EU” labelling required on British food products sold throughout the UK.

A businessman who says Brexit is destroying his business thanks to red tape has challenged the Prime Minister to try filling in the necessary customs forms.

If the government accepts chlorinated chicken, other nations will sense its desperation and our reputation will be shot.

Trade barriers erected in Boris Johnson’s deal have cost exporters more than £1.1 billion since the start of the year, the Food and Drink Federation said.

The 730 redundancies at a chicken processing plant could be the “first of many” such blows to the Welsh economy the Leader of Anglesey County Council has warned.

“Australian Brexit” used to be an upbeat euphemism for a “no deal” Brexit outcome. Now, Australia promises a far more profound insight into the true nature of Brexit.

A new report sounds the death knell for Britain’s farms in the event of no deal. It’s not the vision our farmers were sold

The final round of trade negotiations between the UK and the EU begins on Tuesday and runs for the rest of the week.

Admission lays bare limited benefits of ‘ambitious’ agreement with Donald Trump.

Industry body says analysis of HMRC data shows structural rather than teething problems with Brexit.

EU withering about UK trade secretary’s view on food standards being minor matter in potential trade deal with US after Brexit

Leaked letter instructs ministers to have ‘no specific policy’ on the issue.

Watchdog to finally get teeth to block chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef imports

Chicken supply chain shortages, that have caused problems for both KFC and Nando's in the last week, is the result of Brexit, says the boss of the British Poultry Council.

Concern is growing among farmers and unions about the importation of lower quality food to the UK, post-Brexit.

Experts are worried British food standards will be lowered to accommodate a trade deal with the US.

Britain should not be forced to accept lower US food standards. But this is only a small part of the harm done by globalisation. What’s wrong with chlorinated chicken? It’s not as if chlorine is absent from our lives: we drink it in our tapwater every day. Surely it’s a small price to pay for the trade deal with the US that the British government seeks?

The US has outlined its objectives for a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, demanding greater access to the food markets where products such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef are currently banned under EU rules.

If the UK keeps high standards it could ruin the chance of getting a trade deal with the US.

British governments have 'consistently shown that they are both unwilling and unable to stand up to giant multinational companies', says Jo Swinson. / Fears about chlorinated chicken in UK shops after Brexit have been dismissed by a US food official – as he revealed poultry is now being washed in acetic acid instead.

A Channel 4 dispatches documentary found employees contaminating packaged chicken with raw meat.

Air pollution enforcement and chemical regulations could be undermined after UK leaves EU, say campaigners.

'Trade campaigners have welcomed the release of leaked papers detailing trade talks between the Trump administration and British government officials, which show the US government pushing Britain into as hard a Brexit as possible because they see this as the best way of benefitting the US economy. This comes at the expense of standards, protections and livelihoods in Britain.'

Farmers are waking up to the effect Brexit could have on their industry, says PETER HETHERINGTON.

Fed-up farmers broke off from the busy harvest schedule to travel to Westminster today (Wednesday 8 July) and tell Boris Johnson’s government “don’t destroy Britain’s world-class farming industry by striking cheap food trade deals”.

Union and consumer groups warn post-Brexit trade policy must hold food imports to same standards as UK.

National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has taken a swipe at former prime minister Boris Johnson for adopting a “morally bankrupt” position during post-Brexit trade talks with the US.

Emergency traffic measures to last until ‘end of October 2021’ – with a giant lorry park to hold 2,000 goods vehicles.

Soil Association raises concerns over chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.

The comments came after Nando's announced that 45 of its restaurants would temporarily shut due to supply chain disruptions and KFC said some of its products would not be available.

As the UK begins to negotiate trade deals with countries around the world, do you want the food you eat to continue to be produced to the world leading standards you’ve come to expect? Sign our food standards petition and ask the UK government to ensure all food imports are produced to the same high standards as British farmers.

The two perishable products have been exempted from rules on how to manage traffic approaching the port of Dover.

Trump administration has told UK issue is important to American interests.

Rishi Sunak accidentally votes against government, but ministers see off attempt to uphold food standards in post-Brexit trade deals.

The UK’s chicken farmers have become the latest food suppliers to slam the government over new Brexit border rules, which are causing enormous disruption to supply chains.

A timeline of events shows how the UK easily folded to American pressure, Jon Stone reports.

MPs have stirred a debate after voting on 'New Clause 17' - an amendment giving 'cast-iron' protection to the NHS in a trade deal. Tory MPs did not support it - but a handful did rebel over the issue more widely

While Americans insist the practice of washing chicken in chlorine is completely safe, critics argue it can be used to compensate for poor hygiene or contamination at other stages of the production process.

US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, accused the EU of prioritising ‘history and tradition over innovation and science’. Perhaps, but at least we have high food standards.

A shortage of chicken, which forced restaurants like Nando's and KFC to close or change their menu, is being blamed on Brexit.

'There’s been no argument about food safety on chlorine-washed chicken – it’s been an argument about animal welfare'. / The UK could accept chlorinated chicken in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US without cutting food standards, Liam Fox has claimed.

Minister previously said "we are not going to see reductions in our standards" after Brexit.

It was long touted as one of the biggest prizes of Brexit, but Liz Truss has finally been forced to drop the Government’s plan to strike a free trade deal with the US.

Trade secretary agrees to set up a commission to oversee trade deals amid growing concern over chlorinated chicken imports.

Concerns grow that post-Brexit trade deals could lead to further decline in quality as battery farm eggs are reintroduced.

Only half of UK firms that trade internationally have considered the impact of Brexit on their business, says the British Chambers of Commerce.

The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.

The Duchess of Sussex has added her voice to the growing concern surrounding low quality US food, reportedly commenting on how “badly wrong the US food systems are”.

The UK’s milk and cream exports to the EU have dropped by 96% ‘because of the post-Brexit trade deal’s red tape’, new figures show.

MPs have overturned measures designed to protect domestic food standards in future trade deals, amid fears over chlorinated chicken.

Nando’s has said that it hopes to reopen all of its restaurants by this weekend, after 45 were closed because of a shortage of chicken caused by staffing problems at key suppliers.

A campaign to ban cheap, low-quality food imports from the US in a post-Brexit trade deal has amassed well over 350,000 signatures.

Farming and industry groups seek government assurances for consumers and UK farmers.

Industry draws link between politicians’ talk of crashing out of EU and firms losing clients. / A no-deal Brexit will be “commercial suicide” with tens of thousands of jobs already lost in the UK because of the political uncertainty, manufacturing representatives have said.

The sector relies on labour from the EU that is no longer available, producer Paul Kelly of KellyBronze said.

On Feb 28, 2019, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published the US negotiating position on a post-Brexit US–UK trade deal. USTR made clear that the UK must abandon the EU's high food safety, animal welfare, and environmental protection standards as a condition for agreeing the kind of deal many Brexiteers desire.

To put that in context, Leeds alone has more KFC outlets than that.

Ministers have refused to sign safeguards, potentially spelling disaster for farmers after Brexit.

Food and Drink Federation pleads with Boris Johnson to ‘urgently’ restarts talks to resolve the crisis.

George Freeman tells HuffPost UK Boris Johnson must not "sell out" manifesto pledge as MPs prepare for fresh potential rebellions.

Consumer groups and Lib Dem MP Layla Moran call on chains to follow Waitrose's lead ahead of US-UK trade deal.

The negotiations which will set our relationship with our closest neighbours for the next generation are being rushed in a reckless game of chicken.

Dispatches goes undercover in a major US poultry processing plant to investigate chlorinated chicken, which is being pushed as part of a post-Brexit US trade deal

Just in time for Trump’s UK visit, Channel 4’s Dispatches looked at the food standard implications of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. It wasn’t a pretty sight.

UK-US trade agreement was always going to be a tough sell. American Ambassador Woody Johnson’s comment to Andrew Marr on Sunday that healthcare would need to be on the table in any future trade talks only served to make agreeing a fully-fledged deal all the more difficult.

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.

UK meat exporters have warned the government that post-Brexit changes at the border have caused disruption to meat shipments crossing the channel.

Historian Sir Simon Schama has warned that Donald Trump is a president "ready to pounce" in the event of a no-deal Brexit as he criticised the US ambassador.

A UK-US trade deal is highly unlikely to be approved before the US election in November, according to Donald Trump’s chief trade representative.

It is one of the starkest of all Brexit contradictions. The most strident supporters of the project want to leave the EU because it imposes demands upon the UK, but then also secure a trade deal with the US which would involve accepting a whole new set of obligations.

But consumers may not be given information about US meat.

A food manufacturer dubbed ‘the chicken king’ has warned Covid-19 and Brexit could result in the worst food shortages since the war.

Sales to Germany, Spain and Italy all dropped by more than a third in the past year.

The US ambassador to Britain has said that British farmers need to embrace chlorinated chicken, ahead of Brexit talks between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson's teams.

Charles Michel says British ‘face a dilemma’ over whether to lower regulatory standards.

Proposals due to be published on Thursday by the UK Government will see powers in at least 70 policy areas previously controlled by the EU flow instead to Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast

If Britain wants a trade deal with the US, it must accept American food standards, including those allowing genetic modification and chicken to be washed in chlorine, the head of America’s farming lobby has said.

Which? raises alarm after Boris Johnson dumped promised ban on chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef, to strike quickfire agreement with Donald Trump

Supermarket boss says it would be 'wrong' to keep high standards at home and import lower quality food from abroad

Whether there is a Brexit deal or not, the Scottish and UK governments are heading into another constitutional standoff with legislation to set up an "internal market" passing through Westminster. What is the latest row all about?

The UK’s trade agreement with Australia led to British farmers and associations voicing concerns about unfair competition and a lowering of food standards.

A butcher shop in London. For decades, farmers have been able to sell cuts that Britons shun in Europe, but Brexit could change that.

The NFU has said everything must to be done to avoid a no deal Brexit, and the catastrophic impact this could have on British farming.

Fast-food chain KFC and German potato farmers face interruptions to normal service after a shortage of lorry drivers.