Currying favour: Concerns rise over threat to UK food standards from US trade deal

Michael Holder
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As XR activists block roads into Westminster, Defra fears the UK may also be blocking chances of an EU trade deal by compromising with the US on environmental standards

As Extinction Rebellion activists sought to block roads and bridges around Westminster today, concerns are rising the government may also burn its bridges with the EU should it push for a US trade deal...

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