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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest

Boris Johnson’s £10bn Australia trade deal blunder branded ‘an embarrassment’

PA Wire

Boris Johnson has been accused of causing “embarrassment” for Britain after blundering into a £10bn trade deal concession with Australia in farcical scenes.

Over a chaotic dinner in No 10 in early 2021, an Australian official is reported to have cobbled together an agreement over meat import quotas on his way to the loo, which he rushed to get Mr Johnson to sign before the final course.

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