Offers struck with Australia and New Zealand permit produce made ‘below a lot worse requirements’ to enter Britain, the Authorities’s meals tsar mentioned yesterday.
Henry Dimbleby launched a scathing assault on former Commerce Secretary Liz Truss – who oversaw the offers – on the Oxford Farming Convention.
He mentioned British farmers have been competing with meals that was worse for animal welfare and the surroundings.
Offers struck with Australia and New Zealand permit produce made ‘below a lot worse requirements’ to enter Britain, the Authorities’s meals tsar (pictured) mentioned yesterday
If comparable agreements have been struck with nations reminiscent of Brazil and the US it will be ‘completely disastrous’, he mentioned.
However Mr Dimbleby – co-founder of the restaurant chain Leon – mentioned he was hopeful new Worldwide Commerce Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan would guarantee meals produced overseas was made to the identical excessive requirements as within the UK.
Commerce offers signed in December promised cheaper Jacob’s Creek wine and surfboards for Britain, whereas Australia and New Zealand will get cheaper Scotch, automobiles and garments.
However critics level out Australian beef has been linked to deforestation and is flown the world over racking up big greenhouse fuel emissions.
Henry Dimbleby launched a scathing assault on former Commerce Secretary Liz Truss (pictured) – who oversaw the offers – on the Oxford Farming Convention
Miss Truss has mentioned the agreements profit ‘all nations and areas of the UK’.
However Mr Dimbleby mentioned the offers have been made in a rush ‘to indicate one thing was taking place with Brexit’.
- Farmers have condemned Asda’s resolution to cease stocking solely British beef. The grocery store will even now have a look at cheaper imports to fight a surge in costs for British beef.