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Emily Beament

No drop in food standards, says Government as UK-US deal opens up beef trade

The agreement on beef provides a tariff-free quota for 13,000 tonnes of US exports (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has said there will be no reduction in food standards as a new trade deal allows tariff-free access for US beef exports.

Agriculture is a key part of a new trade deal struck between the UK and US, announced on Thursday by Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, with tariffs reduced on US products including beef and ethanol in return for moves that help British cars and steel.

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