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Boost for Brexit Britain as Liz Truss says US trade deal is ‘in the pipeline’ as she announces the UK is applying to join a £9trillion pan-Pacific free trade area next year The Trade Secretary said that a deal with Washington is ‘in the pipeline’ Britain wants to join CPTPP tariff-free trade group of Pacific … Read more
Boris Johnson is to give Liz Truss a more senior Government role as he plans to promote a raft of female ministers in Cabinet reshuffle Reshuffle aims to promote female ministers to address PM’s ‘woman problem’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to be handed more senior Cabinet post Junior ministers Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Frazer, Gillian … Read more
Equalities minister Liz Truss slams focus on ‘fashionable’ race and gender issues – as it’s revealed department she runs has the BIGGEST pay gap between men and women Liz Truss will hit out at the focus on ‘fashionable’ race and gender issues today She will set out a fresh approach in her speech to the … Read more
Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more
Ministers bow to pressure to enforce high British food standards in post-Brexit deals by beefing up farms watchdog to give them ‘stronger voice in UK trade policy’ Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) will be placed to scrutinise trade deals Report produced about impact on animal welfare and agriculture of future deals Move comes after warnings … Read more
Constituency Member of Parliament Email address Aberconwy Robin Millar [email protected] Aldershot Leo Docherty [email protected] Aldridge-Brownhills Wendy Morton [email protected] Altrincham and Sale West Sir Graham Brady [email protected] Amber Valley Nigel Mills [email protected] Arundel and South Downs Andrew Griffith [email protected] Ashfield Lee Anderson [email protected] Ashford Damian Green [email protected] Aylesbury Rob Butler [email protected] Banbury Victoria Prentis [email protected] Banff … Read more
Liz Truss must beef up ‘toothless’ new trade body to avoid ‘selling out’ British farmers in the rush to secure post-Brexit deals, campaigners warn People think there is ‘limited protection against cheap, low-quality food imports’ The advisory body trade and agriculture commission was launched last month There have also been protests that the commission will not … Read more
Tony Abbott gets a job! Former prime minister becomes a UK trade envoy 15 months after leaving politics – as Scott Morrison says he is a ‘good hire’ Ex Australian PM Tony Abbott will become president of the UK’s Board of Trade The 62-year-old will tasked with helping Britain strike trade deals around world He … Read more
Rishi Sunak plans to axe the £500million-a-year ‘Facebook tax’ on US tech giants after deciding that angering Donald Trump is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to ditch the ‘Facebook tax’ on big tech companies He reportedly decided The Digital Services Tax is ‘more trouble than it is worth’ The tax is … Read more
The head of an investment firm handed a £150million Government contract to supply millions of coronavirus face masks for the NHS claimed it was the victim of ‘fake news’ today after the Government refused to use them on safety grounds. Tim Horlick said that 50 million Chinese-made FFP2 masks supplied by Ayanda Capital were ‘perfectly good’ … Read more