Brexit could hurt ag trade with the US
Open Britain, a collection of MPs and other campaigners battling against a hard Brexit, said it had identified 19 bilateral and multilateral agreements connected to commercial matters which could be in jeopardy.
The campaign says these will be lost once Brexit happens in 2019, unless there is the opportunity and time for the UK to sign replacement deals with the US, or be permitted to stay within the existing EU-based arrangements.
Agriculture and food and drink feature heavily among the 19 US-EU agreements highlighted by Open Britain which includes the agreement over the trade in bananas.
Pat McFadden, a Labour MP who backs Open Britain, said:
“If we do not retain these agreements after Brexit, the consequences for the British economy will be dire in sectors from aviation to agriculture. We all want Britain to have the freest trade possible with the United States, so long as doing so does not compromise our workers’ rights, consumer protection and environmental standards.”
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