UK and Australia sign trade deal that could cut cost of wine and surfboards
The Metro says The UK and Australia have signed a ‘landmark’ trade deal which could cut the cost of wine, surfboards and make it easier for young Brits to work Down Under.
The deal, announced by prime ministers Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison in June, has now been finalised at a virtual signing ceremony.
But the deal, which is the first to be negotiated from scratch since Brexit, is not expected to bring much long term economic growth and critics have warned about its impact on British farmers.
Others such as Greenpeace have questioned the deal’s environmental credentials.
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