WHIZZER OF OZ
Liz Truss says it’ll be ‘win, win, win’ as Britain set to bag £18bn trade deal with Australia
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Updated: 22 May 2021, 21:30
BRITAIN is poised to clinch a £18billion trade deal that will bring a triple boost for millions of hard-working families.
Minister Liz Truss predicts more jobs, higher wages and lower prices as a result of tariff-free export links she is forging with Australia.
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International Trade Secretary Liz Truss declared the deal with Oz will be win, win, win and we hope that will just be the start Credit: Dan Charity / The Sun
Export and import winners under the agreement with our friends Down Under
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Boris Johnson said farmers will have a “fantastic opportunity” as part of free-trade deals, as reports suggest the UK Government is on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement with Australia.
Downing Street said “negotiations are still ongoing” with Canberra, despite several reports claiming ministers on Thursday had resolved their differences over the terms of a deal.
There had been concerns – said to have been aired around the Cabinet table by Environment Secretary George Eustice and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove – about the impact a zero-quota arrangement with Australia could have on British meat produce, particularly beef and lamb, which has to reach higher standards.
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Downing Street has said “negotiations are still ongoing” amid reports the Cabinet is in agreement over a planned trade deal with Australia.
The Sun reported Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer Australia a 15-year transition to a zero-tariff, zero-quota trade pact, with the BBC reporting it was understood a Cabinet row over the matter had been resolved at Number 10.
Mr Johnson chaired the meeting of senior colleagues, with International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Environment Secretary George Eustice thought to be at odds over the proposals and the impact they might have on British farmers.