Labour ex-Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson bids to become next head of the World Trade Organisation saying the system ‘needs fixing’ as Downing Street lines up Liam Fox as a rival candidate Tony Blair’s ex-political fixer set out his stall to become new director general He said global trade was ‘is not in good health and … Read more
A new free-trade deal could make it easier for workers and young travellers from Australia to stay in the UK long-term. UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss, who is responsible for building post-Brexit economic deals, said revising the visa requirements between the two nations would be an important step to growing the … Read more
Boris Johnson is to make a last-gasp attempt to get as many primary children as possible back to school before the summer holidays amid rising fury at the social and economic cost of the lockdown. Under new plans expected to be unveiled this week schools will be given the green light to return as many … Read more
Knives out for Education Secretary Gavin Williamson after back to school fiasco as International Trade Secretary Liz Truss also faces the axe The Education Secretary is tipped to be a casualty of the PM’s next reshuffle Former Ministers think he let leftist teaching unions dictate when school returns International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is also … Read more
Boris Johnson has overruled Cabinet Minister Liz Truss in a crucial battle over the future of British farming – siding with his fiancee Carrie Symonds instead. The Prime Minister last week vowed to stem a feared flood of sub-standard American products into the UK by insisting controversial foods such as hormone-fed beef and chlorinated chicken … Read more
‘It would not get on the lowest rung of our food standards ladder’: Farmers’ union chief slams government plot to allow chlorinated chicken and other poor-quality US imports in to UK in post-Brexit Trump trade deal Scheme would allow heavy duties on low-quality imports like chlorine chicken But better quality imports would face lighter duties … Read more
Farmers fear a Brexit betrayal after Trade Secretary Liz Truss is accused of being willing to sacrifice industry to achieve deal with US International Trade Secretary under fire from farmer’s union over food standards National Farms Union concerned Liz Truss will give way on standards to sign deal Critics say Miss Truss will allow import … Read more
A deep split has opened up in the Government over a trade deal with Donald Trump, with the Cabinet Minister in charge of negotiations accused of planning to turn Britain into a ‘pariah state’ by allowing the import of cheap foods pumped with antibiotics and hormones. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has clashed with Environment … Read more
Britons could see prices of dishwashers, paint, padlocks and Christmas trees cut as government unveils post-Brexit tariffs on imports The government has unveiled the post-Brexit tariffs that will apply to imports The schedule will come into force at the end of transition, due to be in January Christmas trees, dishwashers, paint, padlocks among the items … Read more
Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference after Boris Johnson promises to ‘drive a hard bargain’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will begin the talks by video conference More than 100 negotiators will be involved in the first round of negotiations These talks will be … Read more
The UK faces tough coronavirus curbs until 2021 amid claims Boris Johnson’s personal battle with the disease has made him ‘tentative’ about lifting lockdown. Tories have suggested the PM is ‘frightened’ of taking chances with the deadly virus after his own close call, despite fears the economic havoc might prove even more damaging to public … Read more
The UK faces tough coronavirus curbs until 2021 amid claims Boris Johnson’s personal battle with the disease has made him ‘tentative’ about lifting lockdown. Tories have suggested the PM is ‘frightened’ of taking chances with the deadly virus after his own close call, despite fears the economic havoc might prove even more damaging to public … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls to end lockdown early because coronavirus has ‘floored’ him and left him ‘tentative’, Tory sources claimed last night. Cabinet ministers are divided over whether to prolong lockdown in a bid to avoid a potentially catastrophic second wave of infections, or to lift it and ease the economy out … Read more