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Press Association 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson waits for the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba outside 10 Downing Street in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Downing Street said Boris Johnson wants to “maximise” the benefits of trade deals as he intervened in the Cabinet row over a planned agreement with Australia.
The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of senior colleagues as negotiations with Australia about the terms of a deal continued.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Environment Secretary George Eustice are thought to be at odds over the proposals and the impact they might have on British farmers.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss (Dominic Lipinski/PA)