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Farming leaders fear Liz Truss trade deal will flood Britain with poor-quality meat

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Farming leaders fear Liz Truss will sign a free trade deal with Australia which could see cheap beef flooding the UK market Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union, says members are concerned They fear Ms Truss’s negotiators have agreed to tariff-free access to UK market in their haste to secure a deal before … Read more

Ministers snub move to protect British farmers from poor-quality foreign food

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Calls to enshrine British farming standards in law were rejected by the Government yesterday. On Monday MPs will vote on an amendment to the agricultural Bill that stipulates food products imported under future trade deals meet or exceed UK domestic standards.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told the Daily Mail he would not support the amendment. … Read more