Boris Johnson has been warned against striking a trade deal with Australia that could 'decimate' British farming, amid an escalating Cabinet row over the impacts of a zero-tariff trade agreement.
The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of Cabinet ministers today to thrash out specifics over phasing into zero tariffs for Australian beef and lamb, which British farmers claim could ruin their business.
Labour's shadow international trade secretary warned Mr Johnson against striking the deal which could "decimate our farming industry" just "to prove a political point" about Britain's post-Brexit economic independence.
Major divisions have reportedly opened in the Cabinet over this deal, with one side, led by Michael Gove and George Eustice, pushing for a lengthy 15-year phase out of tariffs in order to protect UK farmers and give them time to adjust.
On the other side is the international trade secretary, Liz Truss, with David Frost and Kwasi Kwarteng, who believe that this zero-tariff agreement with Australia is of fundamental importance to the UK's future outside of the EU, namely, the UK's ability to strike other trade deals.
After the meeting, Downing Street said that Mr Johnson "wants to maximise the massive opportunities presented by post-Brexit trade deals" and has insisted British farmers would be protected in any deal with Australia.
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02:43 PM
Covid-19 drops to ninth leading cause of death in England
Covid-19 was the ninth leading cause of death in England last month, the lowest ranking since September 2020, new figures show.
A total of 941 deaths were due to coronavirus in April, the equivalent of 2.4 per cent of all deaths registered in England, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
By comparison, Covid-19 was the leading cause of death in England every month from November 2020 to February 2021.
In March it dropped from top spot to third place, before falling to ninth place in last month.
02:38 PM
MPs must decide on cost of renovating Parliament in 2023, says Commons Leader
MPs will be expected to decide in early 2023 how much taxpayers' cash they are willing to spend on restoring Parliament.
Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said the business case will be put before the House in this period - and it will be up to MPs to approve or reject it.
They will have to "prioritise what matters most" and know the cost and benefits of each part of the project, Mr Rees-Mogg said before adding: "Ideally, each idea would have a clear, price tag attached."
In March, Mr Rees-Mogg claimed costs for Parliament's restorations could hit £20 billion - compared to a previous estimate of £4 billion.
Opening a debate on the project, he said: "The coming months are an important period during which we - the parliamentarians, the custodians of Westminster's history, but also those responsible for protecting taxpayers' interests - make our expectations clear so that when the fully costed proposals are put before us in early 2023, we're able to approve them full-throatedly, safe in the knowledge we are doing the right thing for our constituents and our country in preserving both the cockpit of our democracy and the means of its proper functioning too."
Houses of Parliament, London - Brian Bumby/Moment RF
02:17 PM
Green list countries to be expanded but Britons must 'be patient', Grant Shapps says
The Government wants to see more countries added to the green list, but Britons must be patient, Grant Shapps has urged.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, the Transport Secretary said he was "of course" pushing for the green list of destinations to be extended, but warned that we are "just having to wait for other countries to catch up with us" in terms of their vaccination programmes.
"That's going to gradually happen, obviously, you can see it's happening, so that list should expand," he said.
Mr Shapps said decisions on expanding the green list would depend on data showing the state of the pandemic in the various countries.
"We are reviewing this all the time, every three weeks, the next review is in the first week of June and we'll have to see what happens," he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
However, he poured cold water on expanding the list of holiday destinations immediately, saying: "Our message is very straightforward, which is 'just a little bit of patience, everyone'."
This comes amid reports that up to 270,000 people will fly to amber list countries from the UK by the weekend despite Boris Johnson urging Britons to only travel to these areas for "extreme circumstances".
01:54 PM
Delay in reporting Indian variant to councils 'resolved quickly', says No 10
Downing Street has denied that a NHS Test and Trace delay in alerting local authorities in hotspot areas to positive cases helped contribute to the spread of the Indian variant.
It follows a report by the BBC that for three weeks in April and May, eight local authorities in England - including Blackburn with Darwen - did not have access to the full data on positive tests in their area, meaning more than 700 cases were not reported and traced locally.
The BBC said a report into the reporting glitch at one of the councils affected concluded that the rapid spread of Indian strain within its boundary was "exacerbated by the sporadic failure of the national Test and Trace system".
Labour said the suggestion that local public health officials had been "left in the dark" over their case numbers "beggars belief".
But No 10 said the issue - with Blackburn reportedly having the highest number of missing cases - was "quickly resolved".
01:25 PM
Anti-Semitism on Britain's streets is 'intolerable', says Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has said anti-Semitism on Britain's streets is "intolerable" and the message that it will not be accepted "needs to be heard clearly".
The Prime Minister met with Jewish leaders, including Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, in Downing Street.
He said: "Whatever the situation is in the Middle East, there is no excuse for the importing of prejudice to the streets of our country. In any form. The recent signs of anti-Semitism - such as the assault of Rabbi Goodwin, the disgusting parade of vehicles chanting hate speech through the streets of London - is intolerable and I take deep, deep exception.
"I condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms and I stand totally with our Jewish community. This is something that has always been the way, and often goes unsaid, but I feel it needs to be heard clearly.
"There is no place for anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom. We must call it out, and be continuously vigilant and emphatic."
This morning I met with Jewish community leaders. I want to thank Britain’s Jews for the huge contribution they have made in responding to the pandemic. I stand with them against the shameful antisemitism we’ve seen in the past few days. It has no place whatsoever in the UK. pic.twitter.com/0e1PMQogla
Lobby latest: PM has met with leaders of the Jewish community in light of recent anti-Semitism
Boris Johnson met with leaders of the Jewish community, including the Chief Rabbi, where he condemned recent anti-Semitism, Downing Street said.
It comes after four men were arrested and bailed after passengers in a convoy of cars covered with Palestinian flags were heard to use offensive language and make threats against Jewish people in St John's Wood on Sunday.
Giving details of Mr Johnson's meetings on Thursday morning, his official spokesman said: "The Prime Minister met with leaders of the United Kingdom's Jewish community this morning.
"He thanked them for their efforts throughout the pandemic and condemned recent anti-Semitic incidents in the UK."
The meeting took place virtually, although Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attended in person.
More details about the meeting will be released later in the day, No 10 added.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis meets UK PM Johnson in Downing Street - HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
12:40 PM
Tariffs and quotas need to reflect 'intrinsic and inherent differences', says Drakeford
Mark Drakeford told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "How can our hill farmers compete with Australian climate? How can our hill farmers compete with the space that is available for the huge farms that they have in Australia? How can we compete when our standards of animal welfare, and environmental standards, are different and higher than they are in Australia?"
He said: "If we had a level playing field, you would have to take all those things into account and then you set your tariffs and your quotas to reflect those intrinsic and inherent differences."
Asked if he was still "fighting an old battle over Brexit", Mr Drakeford said: "I have no problems with trade deals elsewhere in the world, provided they are fair trade deals, and that is what is at the heart of our anxiety".
However, Downing Street insisted today: "Any agreement would include protections for our agriculture industry and won't undercut UK farmers."
"How can our farmers compete..."
Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford voices his worries about the potential UK-Australia trade deal - having discussed it with ministers in Westminster last night. #R4Todaypic.twitter.com/oqnEKTAKzs
'We want a level playing field' in Australia trade deal, says Mark Drakeford
The newly re-elected Welsh First Minister has called for a "level playing field" for British farmers amid a Cabinet row over the trade deal with Australia.
The sticking point in the trade deal centres around phasing into zero tariffs for Australian beef and lamb, which British farmers are claiming will lead to them going out of business because the market will be flooded with cheap prices they cannot compete with.
At the moment there is a tariff of 20 per cent for all beef exports coming to the UK from Australia, and the proposal in this trade deal is that over the next 15 years or so that should be reduced to zero.
Mark Drakeford said: "We have very very real concerns about what a quota-free, tariff-free deal...would mean for our sheep and our dairy industry.
"We want a level playing field."
12:06 PM
Lobby latest: Number 10 insists British farmers would be protected in Australia trade deal
Downing Street insisted farmers would be protected in any deal with Australia.
"Any agreement would include protections for our agriculture industry and won't undercut UK farmers," the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.
"We want a deal that is good for the British public and any agreement would have protection for the agriculture industry."
But the spokesman refused to be drawn on what the measures to protect farmers would be, insisting he would not comment on the ongoing negotiations.
Prince Charles With Welsh Farmers on Penbedw Farm, Nannerch, Wales - Tim Graham/Getty Images
11:48 AM
Lobby latest: 'Still too early' to determine whether Indian variant will delay lockdown easing, says No 10
No 10 said it was "still too early" to determine whether the Indian variant could delay lifting all coronavirus restrictions on June 21 but that there had "not been any significant changes" in the past 24 hours.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters: "At the moment we are keeping a very close eye on the data.
"There is still, similar to yesterday, not been any significant changes that currently suggest we need to change our course of action.
"We are monitoring that very carefully but it is still too early to make a definitive judgment.
"We will monitor the data, crucially both on hospitalisation rates in these outbreak areas and the ongoing work on the transmissibility - both that work is ongoing, so we will aim to update next week."
The spokesman said there was no new data expected to be published on Thursday regarding the Indian variant's transmissibility or its impact on vaccines being rolled out in the UK.
11:45 AM
PM chairs meeting of senior ministers amid Cabinet row over Australia trade deal
Boris Johnson chaired a meeting of senior ministers to discuss how to "maximise" trade opportunities amid a Cabinet row over a proposed Australian deal.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "There are a regular series of meetings on not just this trade deal but the deals we have been working on throughout.
"The Prime Minister met with the ministers involved, like Liz Truss obviously, as part of the regular process.
"The Prime Minister, as he has said before, he wants to maximise the massive opportunities presented by post-Brexit trade deals and he has talked about that in Parliament."
International Trade Secretary Ms Truss presented an update to ministers on the ongoing negotiations.
She has reportedly been at odds with Environment Secretary George Eustice over the proposed deal with Australia and the impact it might have on British farmers.
boris johnson - HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
11:28 AM
'This is not a renationalisation', says Grant Shapps of rail reforms
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, in a statement to the Commons, told MPs: "This is not renationalisation, which this Government continues to believes failed the railways - rather it is a simplification.
"While Great British Railways acts as the guiding mind to co-ordinate the whole network, our plan will see greater involvement of the private sector.
"Private companies will be contracted to run the trains and services, and fares will be set by Great British Railways.
"But it'll work more like London buses and London Overground - delivered by private companies but branded as a single national service."
11:15 AM
Rail fares will not increase as a result of reforms, says Transport Secretary
Asked if fares were bound to increase as a result of the reforms, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "No, is the answer."
He told BBC Radio 4's Today it would be a "more efficient railway" as a result of having a single organisation in charge and the formula for setting regulated fares will not change.
But asked if he could promise that fares would not rise higher than inflation he said: "I'm not here to give guarantees for years to come."
Mr Shapps said there was "absolutely not" a "hidden agenda" but pointed out that the taxpayer had plugged a £12 billion hole during the coronavirus crisis to keep the railways operating and fares were subsidised.
"Of course any government in the future will have to weigh those things up," he said.
11:01 AM
Government's mass pilot events have produced 'positive findings' so far, says Culture Secretary
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told MPs the Government's pilot mass gatherings events programme has so far produced "positive findings".
Speaking in the Commons, he said: "I was delighted to reopen the National Gallery and to visit the Tate Modern and the English National Ballet.
"But I know that these institutions and others can only operate sustainably if we move to Step 4 and remove the remaining restrictions - that is why we set up the Events Research Programme to examine safe ways of doing that.
"And I can tell the House that we have had positive findings from those pilots at events such as the Brits, FA Cup final and Crucible and these will inform our approach to reopening at Stage 4."
Oliver Dowden at the Tate Modern in London, as indoor hospitality and entertainment venues reopened on Monday - Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
10:44 AM
Rail reforms will end 'ludicrous' disputes over delays, Shapps says
Sweeping reforms to the running of the railways will end a "ludicrous" situation where hundreds of officials are involved in working out who is to blame for delays.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said 400 people had to debate the issues, with one case revolving around a dispute over the size of a pheasant.
Under the rules at the time, delays from hitting a large bird were the responsibility of Network Rail but striking a smaller one would have been the fault of the train operator.
The review by Mr Shapps, and former British Airways chief executive Keith Williams, will lead to the creation of Great British Railways (GBR) to own and manage rail infrastructure, issue contracts to private firms to run trains, set most fares and timetables, and sell tickets.
Mr Shapps said that would mean "when things go wrong" there is a "fat controller" figure running the network.
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps - Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
10:29 AM
Former Hartlepool MP breached sexual misconduct policy, an independent panel has found
Former MP Mike Hill breached Parliament's sexual misconduct policy, an independent panel has found.
The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) said Mr Hill, who quit as Hartlepool MP in March, would have faced a significant sanction had he not resigned.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has stripped Mr Hill of his right to a parliamentary pass as a former member.
Sir Stephen Irwin, chairman of the IEP has said: "The sub-panel took a very serious view of his conduct, and had he remained a member of Parliament, a significant sanction would have been under consideration.
"In the light of his resignation, however, the sub-panel concluded that no available sanction met the facts of this case and the specific circumstances of the responder. They therefore did not impose or recommend a sanction."
Former Labour MP Mr Hill is also facing an employment tribunal case, with a decision expected to be made towards the end of June.
10:22 AM
Sweeping reforms to overhaul Britain's 'complicated' rail system
The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain's railways will simplify a system that is "too complicated", Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
Great British Railways (GBR) will own and manage rail infrastructure, issue contracts to private firms to run trains, set most fares and timetables, and sell tickets.
It will absorb Network Rail in a bid to end what the Department for Transport (DfT) branded a "blame-game system" between train and track operations when disruption occurs.
Mr Shapps told Sky News: "It's just too complicated. But I don't want to go back to the days of British Rail either."
The Cabinet minister, who described himself as a commuter who wants "a railway that works", added: "It's a simplification which I think people will broadly welcome."
He will deliver an oral statement in the Commons on the future of Britain's railways at around 11:30am today.
09:52 AM
'You have to separate Brexit and the protocol', says Arlene Foster
Arlene Foster said that the Northern Ireland protocol must be seen separately to Brexit.
Speaking to reporters outside Downing Street she said: "I think you have to separate Brexit and the protocol.
"The protocol is doing the damage to Northern Ireland.
"Of course I believe in Brexit because I believe that we needed to leave the European Union and all of the stringent rules that were there, to allow us to be more flexible, to allow us to have a place in the world.
"But if the United Kingdom is to have a new place in the world, Northern Ireland must be part of that and at present, because of the protocol, we're not."
09:45 AM
Pictured: Action at No 10 today
Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba outside 10 Downing Street - HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives in Downing Street this morning - Jonathan Brady/PA Wire Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab walks on Downing Street - HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
09:35 AM
Use 'a bit of common sense' about whether to travel to amber list countries, says Grant Shapps
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged people to be patient and wait for the global coronavirus situation to improve if they wanted to go on holiday to countries which were currently on the "amber list".
Asked why holidays were still being sold to countries which are on that list, Mr Shapps told Sky News the Government had moved away from a system where things were "banned and illegal" to a situation where people were expected to "apply a bit of common sense".
He urged people to have "a little more patience as the world catches up with our vaccine programme".
09:30 AM
Arlene Foster urges PM to 'deal with' Northern Ireland Protocol in final meeting
Outgoing DUP leader Foster meets UK PM Johnson in Downing Street - HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
Arlene Foster has said that it "may well be the case" that Article 16 is invoked over the Northern Ireland protocol ahead of her final meeting with Boris Johnson as First Minister.
Mrs Foster met with the Prime Minister for the last time after announcing her resignation last month.
And she did not back away from suggestions that the clause in the Withdrawal Agreement, which could allow for customs checks at the border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be suspended, could be put into action.
Customs checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have caused problems for businesses on both sides of the border, ministers have said.
And under the agreement with the EU, one side is able to suspend parts of the border arrangements if they are found to cause significant economic, societal or environmental difficulties. However this is only supposed to be invoked when all other options have been exhausted and is seen as a nuclear option.
Speaking outside Downing Street in London prior to meeting Mr Johnson, Mrs Foster said the PM needed to "deal with" the Northern Ireland protocol which she fears will "narrow common ground" if not addressed.
09:22 AM
Almost 300,000 will fly to 'amber list' countries by Sunday
Up to 270,000 people will fly to "amber list" countries from the UK by the weekend amid growing confidence among the vaccinated that it is safe to travel.
Analysis for The Telegraph shows more than 1,300 flights are scheduled to go to "amber" countries in the five days to Sunday at a rate of up to 54,000 passengers a day, with destinations including holiday resorts in Spain, Greece, Italy and France.
Seven of the 10 biggest UK tour operators are exploiting confusion in the Government's guidance to fly holidaymakers to countries or islands deemed safe for non-essential travel by the Foreign office despite being on the "amber list".
It flies in the face of renewed appeals by Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, on Wednesday for the public not to fly to "amber" destinations other than for "extreme" reasons such as caring for a dying relative.
Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight to Faro, Portugal, which is on the 'green list' - Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
09:02 AM
No 10 accused of 'heavy handedness' after warning amber list travellers to expect knock on the door
No 10 has been accused of 'heavy handedness' after warning amber list travellers to expect a knock on the door upon their return.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps sought to put people travelling to countries on the amber list this morning, reminding travellers of the "heck of a lot of hassle" they will face when returning to the UK, as well as warning that "people will come to your house to check your quarantine".
It comes after Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, confirmed that people should expect a knock on the door when quarantining at home upon their return from amber countries, with the Government claiming to have the capacity to carry out 10,000 home visits a day.
However MPs hit back at what they described as "heavy handedness". David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary, called the move "heavy-handed" and said "it won’t work yet again". He added: "It’ll be just as effective as the last test and trace."
Richard Tice, leader of the Reform Party, said the Government's priorities are "all wrong".
He asked: "Surely we want police to focus on preventing knife crime, catching burglars not spying on holidaymakers. What sort of police state have we become?"
08:45 AM
Arrivals from amber and red list countries should be segregated in airports, says Transport Secretary
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he wanted passengers arriving from amber and red list countries to be segregated in airports.
"A lot of this is to do with the practicalities, of course, and everybody has to be tested before they are even able to get on to a flight to the UK," he told the BBC.
"But I do want to see people separated out as much as is practically possible and we have asked, and I think Heathrow will respond to this at the beginning of next month."
There was "excess space" due to the low level of travel and Heathrow is examining using a "spare terminal to bring in perhaps the red flights separately".
08:17 AM
Batley and Spen by-election loss would mean 'curtains' for Starmer, says Abbott
Sir Keir Starmer should resign if Labour loses a forthcoming by-election in a key "Red Wall" seat, Diane Abbott said as she suggested Andy Burnham could replace him.
The former shadow home secretary on Wednesday became the latest Jeremy Corbyn ally to suggest Sir Keir should quit if he failed to turn things around, warning that losing in Batley and Spen "must surely be curtains for him".
Ms Abbott's intervention comes amid mounting pressure on Sir Keir in the wake of a bruising series of local election results and the by-election defeat in Hartlepool.
The Labour leader's authority has been further called into question following a chaotic reshuffle, while Mr Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has made it clear he will seek to run for leader if the party fails to win the next general election.
Prince William has tweeted that he has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine (although he didn't specify which one he had).
He also thanked all those involved in the vaccination roll out effort.
On Tuesday I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
To all those working on the vaccine rollout - thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do. pic.twitter.com/8QP6ao5fEb
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2021
07:51 AM
Door knocks to check compliance
Mr Shapps said he did not recognise the figures that show up to 55,000 people a day are travelling to amber list countries, which is to be monitored by 10,000 checks on home after arrival. He said: "We are not saying those numbers, I don't know where they've come from. Certainly not so far with regards to the unlock on Monday." He said the numbers of people travelling to amber list countries are "certainly far fewer than that".
07:45 AM
An evolving green list
Mr Shapps conceded he wanted to see more countries added to the "green list" for travel, which is currently very slim pickings for holiday destinations.
"The amber list and the red list are not for holidaymakers, that's not the purpose of those lists at this time," Mr Shapps said.
"We just think that after a year of lockdowns in this country, of people coming forward in record numbers to get their vaccines, we do not want to be in a position of taking risks at this stage about our unlock."
Asked if he was pushing for the green list to be extended, Mr Shapps told the Today programme: "Of course. The reason for that is we have ended up getting way ahead in terms of our vaccination programme in this country and we are just having to wait for other countries to catch up with us.
"That's going to gradually happen, obviously, you can see it's happening, so that list should expand."
07:42 AM
Government calls for 'patience'
Holidaymakers wanting to visit countries on the Government's amber list have been urged by Grant Shapps to have "more patience".
The Transport Secretary urged the public to show "a little more patience as the world catches up with our vaccine programme".
Portugal is currently the only major viable tourist destination on that list, although holidays are still being sold to countries on the amber list.
Mr Shapps sought to defend this policy, as he said the Government had moved away from a system where things were "banned and illegal" to a situation where people were expected to "apply a bit of common sense".
07:23 AM
Politics today
Good morning.
All eyes today are on quarantine and the amber list, as well as the row engulfing Cabinet over British meat being exported to Australia and whether it should be tariff free.
Transport Correspondent Grant Shapps has had the media round this morning.
Asked if it was "irresponsible" to go on holiday to an amber list country, Mr Shapps said: "We ask people not to... that is the situation.
"If you do go away to an amber country - for whatever reason - you end up having to take a vast series of tests: pre-departure tests before you can return, one on day two, one on day eight, if you wanted to release early one on day five as well, there's a lot of cost involved in that.
"You have to quarantine at home, people will come and visit you.
"So there's an awful lot that you have to do and clearly most people are not going to want to go through all of that when a little bit of patience is starting to see other countries catch up."
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the EU exit strategy committee with senior ministers for discussions about the trade deal with Australia.
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