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UK-Oz free trade deal agreed by countries' PMs, says Australia's trade minister
Tuesday 15 June 2021

A UK-Australia free trade deal has been agreed between the countries' prime ministers, Australia's minister for trade has said.

Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed the broad terms of the agreement over dinner in Number 10 on Monday evening, said Dan Tehan.

"Both prime ministers have held a positive meeting in London overnight and have resolved outstanding issues in relation to the (Free Trade Agreement)," Mr Tehan said in a statement.

The UK government had been eager to strike a free trade deal with Australia by the end of June to demonstrate its capability of forging new economic opportunities having left the European Union.

A formal announcement would be made later on Tuesday, Mr Tehan said.
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-australia ... r-12332800

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UK asks EU to suspend Northern Ireland sausage ban
Wed 16 Jun 2021

The UK has asked the EU to suspend an imminent ban on the sale of British sausages in Northern Ireland to give both sides “breathing space” to negotiate an agreement on the Brexit protocol and avert a trade war.

Lord Frost, the Brexit minister, was speaking days after Boris Johnson warned he would do “whatever it takes” to protect Northern Ireland’s position as part of the UK.

From the end of this month, a grace period on an EU prohibition on the sale of chilled meats from Great Britain in Northern Ireland shops is due to expire as part of the Northern Ireland protocol, designed to prevent the restoration of a hard border on the island of Ireland.

Frost confirmed the UK had proposed an arrangement with the EU in which most of the controversial border checks on meat and dairy products would be abolished but admitted the proposal has had “very little traction” from Brussels.

He told MPs on the Northern Ireland affairs committee it would be a “pity” if the EU did not respond to the request for an extension as the negotiations were “already complex and tense”.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ban-brexit
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Brexiteers propose return of imperial measurements in report on reducing 'red tape'
June 16, 2021

Boris Johnson has said that a path through the “thicket of burdensome and restrictive regulation” must be cleared to fulfil the potentials of Brexit.

A report from Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR) led by Iain Duncan Smith has described Brexit as a "one-off opportunity" to reduce red tape and set out a new regulatory framework.

The taskforce set out more than 100 recommendations which include the authorisation of GM foods to increase crop yields and a return of imperial measurements.

The report claims the 1985 Weights and Measures Act - which makes it an offence for traders to use imperial without metric - has “long been identified as an example of overly prescriptive EU regulation”. They say the legislation should be amended to scrap such a requirement.

The group, which includes Tory MPs George Freeman and Theresa Villiers, also called for a replacement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with a UK Data Protections Framework.
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Lord Frost tells Elton John stars need ‘talent’ not just visas to make post-Brexit EU touring a success
June 29, 2021

Musicians including Sir Elton John need “talent”, rather than simply visas, to make a success of post-Brexit touring in the EU, Lord Frost said.

Sir Elton has accused ministers of being unwilling to fix a “gaping hole” in the current Brexit deal which means artists need costly visas to play in the bloc.

He warned that the UK music industry could lose “a generation of talent” because of post-Brexit restrictions on touring the EU.

Brexit minister Lord Frost told MPs that he had a “good conversation” with Sir Elton at a recent meeting over the issue.

He told the DCMS committee: “I can’t help noticing that he had his first hits before the UK even became a member of the European Union, so I think there’s probably more at play here than pure rules applying within the then European Community.
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UK and Germany sign post-Brexit defence and foreign policy declaration
Wed 30 Jun 2021

The UK and Germany have agreed a 20-point post-Brexit joint declaration of cooperation affirming their commitment to the “strategic unity of Europe”.

The initiative, which has been under preparation for some time, comes before Friday’s visit to the UK by the outgoing German chancellor, Angela Merkel, during which she will meet the prime minister and the Queen.

The agreement, released coincidentally the day after England had dumped Germany out of the European football championships, reflects Germany’s strong desire to maintain close relations with the UK despite its disappointment at Brexit. The two sides have agreed to set up a new strategic dialogue that will involve the foreign ministers and political directors from both countries meeting once a year for a specific bilateral summit.
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It is probably the first of three bilateral agreements that the UK intends to seal with its largest European partners, which also include France and Italy.

The joint declaration, inevitably a crafted compromise on the two countries’ stances, shows that the UK does not wish to cut itself off from its main European partners on defence and foreign policy, even though it has firmly refused to negotiate a collective foreign and defence cooperation agreement with the European Union. There is also pressure from Washington for the UK not to become a force for disruption inside the EU through arguments with Brussels over trade or defence policy.
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I know this isn't news but it made a smile to my face.

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How Brexit is already changing what we eat
6 July 2021

On a bland industrial estate in the Gloucestershire town of Yate, sandwiched between the Cotswolds and Bristol, lies a warehouse full of Britain.

Jars of Branston pickle, pots of Ambrosia rice pudding, bags of Bird’s instant custard, Oxo cubes, Sherbet Lemons, Werthers Originals, Simpkins travel sweets in bronze-coloured tins, Del Monte canned peaches, Heinz baked beans, Nik Naks, Frazzles, Walkers, Mini Cheddars, and every flavour of Fisherman’s Friend pack out shelves and line pallets stacked to the ceiling.

A mix of the best lunch box ever and the back of your grandparents’ kitchen cupboard, this wonderland is the main warehouse of a business called British Corner Shop. Started in 1999 by a woman at her kitchen table who would buy beloved British branded products from Tesco and send them out to homesick expats, the business was bought and expanded by Mark Callaghan, now its managing director, in 2004.

There is half a million pounds’ worth of stock here – mainly traditional British food and drink products, which is shipped directly both to expats and the Anglo-curious, and to supermarkets and distributors across the world.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/b ... obal-en-GB
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UK food worker shortages push prices up and risk Christmas turkey supplies
Sun 11 Jul 2021

Food prices could rise by about 5% by the autumn – and turkeys and pigs in blankets could be in short supply this Christmas – as shortages of delivery drivers, abattoir staff and other workers drive up pay and other costs.

Industry insiders say that pay for lorry drivers and other supply chain workers, including abbatoir workers, plus vegetable and fruit pickers and packers have all risen because of difficulties in finding sufficient staff.

“There is a war for workers,” said Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, which represents hundreds of firms across the food supply chain. “The only way to get more HGV and logistics drivers is to put up pay.”

While that is good news for relatively low-paid workers, Wright said it would result in food prices rising around 5%. “In the second half of the year that is going to lead to increased prices for customers with food prices up by mid single digits,” he warned.

Tony Goodger, of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (Aims), said problems in the meat processing industry meant firms were paying at least 10% more for staff than before the pandemic. “Those costs have got be passed on,” he said.
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Brexit: DUP leader calls for renegotiation of Brexit deal
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Both the UK government and the EU must re-negotiate the Brexit deal because the Northern Ireland Protocol has not worked, the DUP leader has said.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was speaking after a virtual meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maros Šefčovič.

"My message was simple. The protocol has not worked," he said.

The Northern Ireland Protocol was agreed by the UK and EU to avoid a hard border in Ireland.

It does this by keeping Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods.

Unionists claim it undermines Northern Ireland's place in the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57885367
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