Category: International trade

UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows

Exclusive: Documents released to campaign group 38 Degrees reveal UK officials briefed on possibility of altering food standardsBritish officials were briefed on the possibility of allowing chemical-washed chicken into the UK...

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Labour’s ‘crabwise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit | Heather Stewart

The damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016Rachel Reeves joined EU finance ministers for dinner in Washington last week, on the sidelines of the International...

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‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade

UN says record numbers of people could face acute hunger if conflict continuesThe world has become well versed in the importance of the strait of Hormuz to the world’s energy flows, but attention is increasingly turning to...

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‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy

Donald Trump’s ‘little excursion’ is likely to have long-term effects, from oil prices to inflation to growth, say expertsIn the days after the US and Israel first bombed Iran, financial markets bet the...

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EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safetyThe EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as...

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How the Iran conflict could affect prices around the world – video explainer

Oil markets have had some of the steepest price rises ever recorded as conflict in the Middle East escalated over the last week. Although the world is slowly becoming greener, fossil fuels are still the lifeblood of every...

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UK ‘working with US’ to analyse impact of supreme court’s ruling against tariffs

Government ‘expects privileged trading position’ to go on as EU ‘seeks clarity’ over Trump administration’s next stepsBritain and the EU said they were assessing the implications of the US supreme...

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