Richard Vaughan

6 days ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

The Government’s long-awaited packaging recycling scheme, due to come into effect this autumn, will lead to a major increase in the use of unrecyclable plastic bags and bottles, The i Paper can reveal. Ministers waved through the new recycling policy at the end of 2024 that will place green levies on packaging used by retailers and producers in an effort to drive down plastic waste and improve the environment.

6 days ago | msn.com | Richard Vaughan

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1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

UK trade negotiators are coming under “huge pressure” to weaken Britain’s food and animal welfare standards, sparking fears among farmers that they will be sold out in a bid to secure a US trade deal. Hopes are rising within Whitehall that a deal will be secured with the White House within weeks, as the Government aims to avoid being hit with a rash of tariffs under Donald Trump’s new trade regime.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

The UK will resist any US attempts to use talks on trade and tariffs to pressure the Government to cut its dealings with China, The i Paper has been told. US reports emerged on Wednesday that the Trump administration will seek to use ongoing tariff negotiations with more than 70 countries to isolate China’s economy in return for lower import levies.

1 week ago | msn.com | Richard Vaughan

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