Labour minister: UK-EU trade deal could take another year to kick in Politics The UK’s trade deal with the European Union, set to ease food standards and align energy markets could still take another year to come into effect, a Labour minister has warned. In a landmark post-Brexit deal, the UK and EU agreed a deal on food standards to slash red tape for British exporters while giving [...]
Supermarkets hit out at government plans to cut calories from Brits’ baskets Retail UK supermarket bosses have hit out at part of the government’s latest plans to reduce obesity in the UK, arguing that the strategy will up costs and won’t make any difference to public health. The government plans to set a new standard for products on supermarket shelves as part of its 10-year plan for the [...]
Wheat and see: Farmers fear trade deal impact on bioethanol and beef markets Economics Ministers and commentators heralded the UK’s trade deal with the United States as a political coup that will save thousands of jobs at British automakers. But changes to beef and bioethanol trade rules have left an already bruised agricultural sector fearing the worst, writes Ali Lyon. When he’s not slavishly editing clips for the hundreds [...]