Interesting. Tory adviser quoted by @ShippersUnbound says Biden victory might solve trade deal/animal welfare issue coz US would join transpacific CPTPP trade group. But is right? NOT what I was told by campaigners like @josiecoh .../1

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-wont-even-hear-it-whispered-in-no-10-but-theyre-desperate-for-joe-biden-to-beat-donald-trump-638ptlw9p

See this thread based on letter from 25 enviro and welfare groups inc @wwf_uk @Greenpeace @PAN_UK etc /2

https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1281885711441043456?s=21 https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1281885711441043456

Was also told that U.K. Internal Market bill plan was predicated on DiT and BEIS fighting for powers to do both US but also CPTPP deals, coz on a lot of areas (GMOs, pesticide residues etc) U.K. is gonna need to diverge from current standards to do deals. /3