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Seriously impressive alliance has formed between farmers & enviros. The fight to protect British high standards from any reckless trade deals is on. Amazing to see the NFU & CLA standing together with National Trust, RSBP & Greenpeace over agri law changes https://www.wcl.org.uk/docs/Ag_Bill_Joint_MP_letter_FINAL_May%2020.pdf
Amendment this alliance wanted was defeated but fairly sizeable Conservative rebellion, even accounting for confusion from the mix-up with the voting system. https://votes.parliament.uk/Votes/Commons/Division/784 (h/t @ShaunSpiers1)
Details of the mix up here https://twitter.com/PARLYapp/status/1260625671941959684?s=19
Here is details of the key battleground. The issue will return again & again. People unlikely to let hard won rights & protections be traded away & or let British farmers & countryside be put at risk. https://twitter.com/ThimontJack/status/1260507601521053696?s=19
Looks like Truss/Paterson/Fox axis are rattled https://mobile.twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1260579477341515778
Now @SebastianEPayne @pmdfoster report a split has emerged in Cabinet over whether to protect our farmers & high standards or to sacrifice both for a Trump trade deal. Truss vs. Eustice & Gove. https://amp.ft.com/content/e583b8a2-4074-4fa9-9c43-08a9979e0bee?__twitter_impression=true
Interesting from @PaulGoodmanCH on the internal wrangling over these trade offs in the Conservative Party https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2020/05/the-middle-way-on-free-and-fair-trade-and-the-only-practicable-one.html
And @BenGoldsmith on fresh evidence young Leave voters want higher not lower standards: https://twitter.com/michaelgove/status/1263861629902602240?s=19
"The trade secretary appears to want a deal with Washington that could see the UK accepting imports of US factory farming it previously rejected or letting American-made cars that emit higher levels of CO2 on to Britain’s streets." @tianran https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/22/the-guardian-view-on-climate-and-covid-time-to-make-different-choices?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WhatsApp
Soames, Rudd latest to challenge Truss on chlorinated chicken trade rules: https://twitter.com/AmberRuddUK/status/1264466237846929408?s=19
Johnson told ministers that the government “must not let our farmers down” amid a cabinet split over plans for a US trade deal. Feeling the heat from NFU... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-for-farmers-split-cabinet-over-us-trade-deal-p9wmggm3p
