UK and Australia agree post-Brexit free trade deal

UK Industry leaders have spoken out over possible compromises on food standards, while farmers fear they could be undercut by cut-price imports.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Downing Street. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed the broad terms of a free trade deal with Australia, the first negotiated from scratch since Brexit.

The UK Prime Minister said it marks a “new dawn” in the UK’s relationship with Australia, with British products like cars, Scotch whisky and biscuits set to be cheaper to sell in the tariff-free agreement.