Feels very british traditional countryside and meals steeped in our culture. But in truth, the European Union affects every part of our food chain from field to fork. The eu say what farmers are allowed to grow and, indeed, what theyre not. The eu sets Animal Welfare and Food Standards regulations, and will ban imports that dont meet them. Eu payments come direct to farmers, keeping quite a few of them in business. And many of the people that pick and pack ourfood. Are in britain thanks to eu rules on Free Movement of labour. And free trade regulations mean that fresh fruit and veg and that cheeky continental treat are around all year duty free. The eu even controls what can go on the label of our food. So when we do leave the European Union, where is our next meal coming from . Brexit negotiations have just begun, but the uks divorce bill has to be agreed before we start to talk about trade. Food and farming, which together make britains biggest Manufacturing Sector by far, are ripe f
Has told this programme that eu Member Countires have so far been discplined and prevented from making any meaningful Pre Negotiations with the uk. He also confirmed it would not be possible to agree all of the issues during the two year negotiation period, and he foresaw the distinc possibility of political and economic turbulence. Well hear his interview with our diplomatic editor mark urban in full in a moment, but first, to our Political Editor nick watt. What are you hearing tonight . Snp sources said that theresa may told Nicola Sturgeon that the uk government is confident they can do an overall deal within 18 months. So it means the future trading relationship. Number ten doesnt believe the future trading relationship can be done and dusted them, it will need what it described as an implementation phase. But it shows that the uk is accepting the timetable by the eu, which is a greek it by the autumn of 2018 so it can be fully ratified. But the eu Chief Negotiator is saying, if y
Facebook and twitter at your screen to show you how the longlong mitchellreports. And here is velshi and ruhl. Little longer on the floor. Sorry for the delay, we had a little longer on the floor than i had anticipated. Stefnight on assignment. Custody custody of the border of the border. Friday, may 24th. Its important to note that in moments ago President Trump the ten years before this, not a spoke at the white house weighing in on the possibility single child died in the custody in the custody of the border of Robert Mueller testifying before congress and the attorney patrol at the border. Generals probe into the everyone started making counterintelligence investigation into his 2016 sending signals. The plan was as we agreed at the campaign. They want to do a redo, like meetings a few weeks ago, the even the fact that theyre president wants to present his asking bob mueller to come and proposals at yesterdays testify. He just gave them a 434page meeting. Well, everyone it started
Up next our documentary series doc film looks at how Global Warming may be opening up the arctic and reviving old rivalries omarion evanston ill be back with more news at the top of the hour hope you join us then. Language courses. Any time. W. B. The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice muir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2050 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region is all that ice melts. Almost for me to rise should she look. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us due to Climate Change due to the ice receiving. The wall maps in retreat to the arctic in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the
The Romanian Agriculture Ministry agreed to meet several of the demands of the Romanian farmers who have been blocking the country's major roads and two crossings on the border with Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Jan. 16.