Trade Minister Greg Hands has said Australia can put up a ‘reasonable case’ that it has good standards of animal welfare in food production.
A leading trade expert has described the animal welfare and antimicrobial resistance chapter in the UK-Australia deal as a symbolic gesture.
A leading trade expert has described the animal welfare and antimicrobial resistance chapter in the UK-Australia deal as a ‘symbolic gesture’.
Plaid Cymru Ceredigion MP Ben Lake says the UK-Australia trade deal has given Welsh farmers a ‘harsh lesson’ about Westminster’s trade priorities.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will absolutely review the UKs global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will ‘absolutely’ review the UK’s global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.
It may come as little surprise that New Zealand is now eyeing tariff free access to the UK in wake of the Australia trade deal.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has been accused of leaving retailers to police the production standards of countries the UK is negotiating trade deals with.
New Zealand is demanding the elimination of all agricultural tariffs as part of its trade negotiations with the UK, the country’s Trade Minister has confirmed.
The sun has been shining in recent weeks, but judging by Tuesday’s announcement on a UK-Australia trade deal, it seems the light has yet to penetrate the windows of Number 10 or the Department for International Trade.