Johnson's "over ready" agreement took a long time to negotiate, was complex and totally unsuitable, something the government itself now believes as they look to tear it up.
The free trade agreement with Australia would allow Australian food to be imported that's been produced at lower environmental & animal welfare standards.
Whilst UK standards of food are by no means perfect they differ significantly from Australia. Here are just a few e.g.s:
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Australia’s animal welfare standards tend to be lower than the UK. Just a couple of examples: Australia allows hormone-treated beef and ‘mulesing’ - the removal of a sheep’s skin while it is still alive. ciwf.org.uk/news/2021/06/u…
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We can't let ministers put a hard border around musicians: europeanmovement.co.uk/musicians_hard… It's been revealed that ministers misled the public at least five times – telling them that visa-free tours for musicians like me were impossible, when the opposite is true #Brexit#BrexitReality
The government’s refusal to strike a deal to rescue visa-free touring of the EU leaves performers facing prohibitive costs and a mountain of red tape – despite it being legally possible for them to have reached such an agreement. #Brexit
Now that Boris Johnson’s claim that he is going to resolve the Brexit crisis for musicians has been revealed as a sham, we cannot let his government get away with this. It is vital that we maintain the pressure on them to reach a deal for the UK's world-beating music industry 👇
Women will bear the economic brunt of Brexit – 86% of austerity cuts came at women's expense, who will also shoulder the majority of Brexit costs to households of £850-6,400 per year europeanmovement.co.uk/international-…
Women worker's rights are threatened by any post-Brexit deregulation and loss of EU protections – including paid holidays for five million UK women and protections for 430,000 pregnant workers and new mothers every year europeanmovement.co.uk/international-…