Scottish Tory leader would vote against UK import of chlorinated chicken from US

Exclusive: Douglas Ross says devolved parliaments could be forced to lower food standards in post-Brexit trade deal The Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, has said he would vote against allowing UK imports of chlorinated chicken and hormone-injected beef from the US in a post-Brexit trade deal.Ross said the UK government was listening to complaints from the National Farmers Union (NFU), which has a strong presence in his rural constituency of Moray and fears a US trade deal would threaten food standards. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/30/scottish-tory-leader-douglas-ross-would-vote-against-uk-import-of-chlorinated-chicken-from-us #brexit #scotland #food #farming #trade_policy #european_union #environment #foreign_policy #politics #uk_news