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Lib Dems demand Parliamentary vote on Trump trade deal to uphold British farmers' high standards

Richard Foord MP has put forward a Bill which could require MPs to debate the merits of a UK-US trade deal before it is passed into law

Chris Brayford
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Richard Foord, Honiton and Sidmouth MP, said: "Without proper Parliamentary scrutiny and a vote on any deal with the United States, we risk adding pressure to our already struggling farmers; stripping away safeguards on British citizens鈥� data; and sidelining democratic scrutiny itself."
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Richard Foord, Honiton and Sidmouth MP, said: "Without proper Parliamentary scrutiny and a vote on any deal with the United States, we risk adding pressure to our already struggling farmers; stripping away safeguards on British citizens鈥� data; and sidelining democratic scrutiny itself."

More than 70 Liberal Democrat MPs have supported the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to scrutinise any potential trade deal Sir Keir Starmer's Government makes with US President Donald Trump which...

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