Australian government prepared to walk away from UK free trade deal over agricultural access
Trade minister Dan Tehan hopes to reach an agreement in six days but says there are outstanding issues amid a pushback from British farmers
Australia’s trade minister has signalled he is prepared to walk away from a free trade agreement with the UK if Australian agricultural exporters are not granted sufficient access to the British market.
Dan Tehan is in daily talks with his British counterpart, Liz Truss, in the race to reach the outlines of a deal by early next week, but the farming sector in the UK has been pushing back at the possibility of quickly granting tariff-free access for Australian red meat.
