UK-AUSTRALIA TRADE DEAL THREATENS UK FARMERS

With farmers and consumers in Scotland and the UK raising the alarm that plans for a UK-Australia trade deal will flood the UK with inferior products, reducing food standards and putting farms out of business, I challenged the UK Government on this issue.

Rather than address the real concerns held by many farmers and consumers about this deal, the Minister instead chose to chunter about a tweet posted by South Ayrshire Council!

Watch the exchange below.