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1. @Jeremy_Hunt says he will pay farmers up to £6bn to offset the cost of higher EU tariffs on UK exports if there is a no-deal Brexit. Whether or not that would be legal under WTO rules, it defies the commitment by developed countries at the 2015 WTO ministerial meeting to
2. end export subsidies by 2018. Furthermore, successive UK governments have long criticised the EU's own export subsidies as one of the most objectionable features of the CAP, which Brexiteers say is a major reason for leaving the EU. Would @Jeremy_Hunt please explain why he is
3. proposing a policy that makes a mockery of Britain's WTO commitments and arguments for leaving the EU? And is this his idea of a "Global Britain" championing free trade around the world?
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