The UK has stopped its trade talks with Canada, after nearly two years of negotiations on a post-Brexit agreement.

Trade between the two countries currently takes place under the terms of a deal the UK rolled over from its time as an EU member.

A time-limited agreement allowed the UK to continue to sell cars and cheese without high import taxes.

But talks about extending these as part of a new deal have now broken down.

It marks the first time the UK has formally suspended talks with a trade partner since formally leaving the EU trading regime in 2021.

  • Altofaltception@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The UK can’t have their cake and eat it too. They wanted Brexit, now they have to live with the consequences. Sorry, not sorry.

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      5 months ago

      They aren’t sorry either, and also don’t need to worry about carcinogenic hormones and hormone byproducts in their beef too.

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        5 months ago

        Yeah really. I think this might be the only Brexit related drama I’ve heard of that doesn’t annoy me