EU threatens British farmers with immediate ban under Labour's Brexit 'deal'

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Negotiations have begun!' France invites Britain back into EU and claims Brexit has 'failed'.

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A French minister has flung open the doors for Britain to return to the EU - in the face of the wishes of 17,410,742 British voters.Claiming Brexit has "failed", Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Foreign Minister also backed Andy Burnham - who previously said he would like to see Britain rejoin the bloc - to become Prime Minister.Mr Burnham said while campaigning he was "not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU", adding that he respected the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum.Now, when asked whether he would like the Makerfield MP to become Prime Minister, Mr Barrot told France 5: "I hope, at any rate, that he does indeed manage to secure the post he's aiming for, because there are, after all, a number of internal procedures.

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And then as much stability as possible, despite Brexit continuing to have an impact."France has recorded near-identical GDP growth to the UK since Brexit, despite remaining at the heart of the...

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The EU is threatening to hammer British farmers as soon as Labour's Brexit reset "deal" comes into force.If and when he becomes Prime Minister, Andy Burnham will be forced to endure Brussels bureaucrats looking to impose the bloc's food standards on Britain.The EU is looking to immediately implement a ban on pesticides, which are legal in Britain but banned in the bloc, in an alignment on food standards.British Government officials have proposed a "transition period" for British farmers to adjust back to the EU regulations.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Without this transition period, supermarkets would be forced to pull products made using banned crop treatments, including pesticides and fungicides.A study by the Andersons Centre found arable, horticulture and sugar sectors in Britain would face a hit of as much as £810million if no transition period is provided.Tom Bradshaw, the president of the National Farmers' Union, said: "With the EU-UK summit now postponed, it is vital more...

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