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RSPCA urges Government to protect animal welfare in light of US trade demands

The RSPCA is urging the Government to turn words into action and commit to protecting animal welfare standards post Brexit after the US called for the wholesale removal of trade barriers. US trade demands could open the UK food market to products such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef, it was revealed today, and could even sanction the sale of products with dangerous materials such as asbestos. The animal welfare charity is calling on the Government to accept an amendment...

Government forced to pay out £33m to Eurotunnel over “secretive” post-Brexit ferry contracts

The government is set to pay Eurotunnel up to £33 million in order for it to drop its legal action brought over the "secretive" process used around post-Brexit ferry contracts. The Channel Tunnel operator mounted a legal challenge after Chris Grayling's department handed out lucrative contracts to increase cross-Channel capacity in the event of a no-deal Brexit to three firms - including one company that did not have any ships. It claimed the £108 million contracts had been doled out...

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