How Boris Johnson sold out Britain’s farmers over dinner with the Australian PM

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LONDON — It was a dinner like no other. Two prime ministers sat face to face across a grand Westminster dining room, the first ever free-trade agreement between their nations all but complete. On the table that evening were bottles of fine Australian wine, a rack of Welsh lamb — and the future of the U.K. farming industry.

 

That auspicious night in the spring of 2021 ended with Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally apologizing to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison for Britain's decision to join the EU almost 50 years earlier, as he signed away greater access to Britain's beef markets than had ever been conceived by his senior officials.

 

Observers saw it as a jaw-dropping concession. Johnson’s international trade secretary, Liz Truss, was "livid" when she learned of the agreement over breakfast the following morning as the leaders prepared to announce the deal before the world’s media, two people familiar with events told POLITICO.

 

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[Skipalongcassidy]

Politico... really??  Looking for anything to create derision. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Giving a negative angle to the U.K signing a trade deal with Australia 

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16 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Giving a negative angle to the U.K signing a trade deal with Australia 

 

 

24 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Politico... really??  Looking for anything to create derision. 

I guess one way to avoid addressing the specific points raised is to accuse Politico of bad faith. Typical reflexive response.

[RayC]

Tbf the Leave campaign only promised new trade deals. They didn't say anything about them being beneficial to the UK.

[candide]

15 minutes ago, RayC said:

Tbf the Leave campaign only promised new trade deals. They didn't say anything about them being beneficial to the UK.

Exactly. We need to remain fair about them! ????

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7 hours ago, placeholder said:

 

 

I guess one way to avoid addressing the specific points raised is to accuse Politico of bad faith. Typical reflexive response.

Given that it's clear that the Tories are  desperate to make trade agreements to justify Brexit, why wouldn't other countries take advantage of their desperation?