Unions have criticised the Government for excluding workers’ voices from post-Brexit trade talks. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has recruited dozens of business chiefs and farmers to help shape trade policy once the UK severs ties with the EU at the end of the year.
But trade unions have been entirely excluded from the 11 trade advisory groups, which Ms Truss said would bring business “closer to the negotiating table”.
Unions bosses warned “workers will suffer” if the Government failed to involve them in talks. Animal welfare campaigners such as the RSPCA and consumer groups have also been left out - despite concerns that a US trade deal could slash food standards by allowing chlorinated chicken in British shops.
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