Australia trade deal will not hit UK farmers, says Liz Truss
16th June 2021
A new trade deal between the UK and Australia will not harm British farmers' livelihoods, the trade secretary has told the BBC. Liz Truss denied that imports of Australian beef would flood the UK and said British export markets would grow.
The pact - the first to be built from scratch since the UK left the EU - will cover British goods such as cars, Scotch whisky, biscuits and ceramics. But some UK farmers fear they may be undercut on price and standards.
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