NewsReutersBrexit not a factor in U.S.-UK trade deal delay, U.S. official says
A U.S. administration official on Thursday said the country's failure to remove tariffs on UK steel and aluminum has no connection to concerns about post-Brexit trade rules affecting Northern Ireland, rejecting a recent report. Former U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union in 2018. The tariffs were withdrawn in October of this year, but they remain in place for Britain due to its exit from the EU.
NewsSky NewsFarmers to be paid to look after soil – as charities say plans for sustainable land break Brexit promises
Farmers will be paid to look after soil on their land under a new incentive scheme to replace EU subsidies - but environmental charities have said it fails to protect nature and wildlife. Bare, brown fields in England over the winter could be an image of the past if farmers take up the new incentive announced by Environment Secretary George Eustice today. Under the Sustainable Farming Incentive, farmers in England will be paid to grow cover crops, such as autumn-sown crops and weedy stubble, on the fields they would usually leave bare over the winter before drilling seeds for the next growing season.
