SPS agreement undoubtedly net negative for British agriculture, says George Eustice

Farm gate prices will go down as a result of Sir Keir Starmer's EU reset and SPS agreement alongside the UK losing the ability to reform its own pesticide policy, according to former Defra Secretary

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Former Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, George Eustice
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Former Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, George Eustice

Speaking to Farmers Guardian, former Defra Secretary George Eustice said UK farming had never benefitted overall from frictionless trade with the EU. "I am very sceptical about the value of the EU...

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