Trade Secretary Liz Truss flies to the US to save UK booze industry jobs

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TRADE Secretary Liz Truss flies to the US today to save UK booze industry jobs. She wants tariffs on Scotch whisky lifted. ⚠️ Read our Brexit live blog for the latest news & updates And Ms Trus…

Credit: Alamy Live NewsAnd Ms Truss will urge her US counterpart not to slap them on our gin exports. She has packed a bottle ofA source said: “It’ll give him a taste of what Americans could be missing out on if they don’t deal.”last October in a row with the EU.

. She also wants the “ridiculous” ban on UK lamb lifted, along with tariffs on steel, cars, machinery, clothes, cheese and biscuits. She said: “I’ll be fighting hard for British interests.” Liam Manton, of the UK Spirits Alliance, said: “I hope she’s ready to stand up for British distillers who are days away from being hit with further punitive tariffs.”WITH free trade talks between the UK and Brussels close to stalling, negotiations with other countries are even more vital.

So we applaud Liz Truss’s efforts to help secure the future of two of our favourite tipples, Scotch whisky and gin. The Trade Secretary is flying to the US to try to get outrageous booze tariffs down before any trade agreement is struck. The prize will be protecting a key part of our economy and supporting 6,500 jobs.Drinker filmed punching Wetherspoons manager for not getting served in pub re-opened after lockdown

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Why, is she mission to drink the plane dry?

They'll walk all over her. This is not a good idea. There are people in America who don't know where England is.

Some British cashmere products will face total US tariffs of more than 40%, according to the UK Fashion & Textile Association

Hope she isolates on her return

Panic button 🤣

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