Is the UK's trade deal with New Zealand its 'greenest ever'? Farmers and green groups are far from convinced

Michael Holder
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(L-R) Damien O'Connor, NZ's Minister of Agriculture, Trade & Export Growth, and International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan | Credit: DIT
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(L-R) Damien O'Connor, NZ's Minister of Agriculture, Trade & Export Growth, and International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan | Credit: DIT

Environmental groups and National Farmers Union united in criticism of UK-New Zealand trade deal, which government hails one of its ‘greenest ever’

The government has hailed a new free trade agreement with New Zealand one of its "greenest ever", while claiming it could boost the UK economy by £800m a year by removing trade barriers on a "huge range"...

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