Hi
Cherry,
This is explosive. Details of the
secret trade negotiations between the US and
Britain have been leaked. And they show that
Donald Trump is firmly calling the shots in these
talks, threatening our public services, our food
standards and our ability to control big
business.
Please help us spread the
word about these leaked papers – it’s so important
people hear about them before 12
December:
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I
knew these trade talks were going to be scary. But
even I’m shocked by the way the US government is
throwing its weight around. And it seems to be
working. Boris Johnson’s Brexit position is
identical to the one being pushed by US officials
on behalf of big business – even though economic
modelling shows this scenario would be bad for
Britain.
The leaked papers show US
officials pushing lower food standards on Britain
post Brexit, including allowing imports
of chlorine-washed chickens, less nutritional
labelling on foods, and less protection for
regional food like stilton cheese. The US even
offers to help the British government ‘sell’
chlorine chicken to a sceptical British
public.
They show that the US has
banned any mention of climate change in a US-UK
trade deal, and that they are considering
a ‘corporate court system’ in a US-UK deal, which
would allow big business to sue the British
government, in secret and without appeal, for
anything they regard as ‘unfair’. Recent similar
cases have seen governments sued for trying to
phase out use of coal in light of the climate
emergency.
The papers show US officials
demanding US experts and multinational
corporations are able to participate in
standard-setting in Britain post Brexit, and
dismissing as ‘unhelpful’ the role of parliament
in scrutinising standards. They show the US
pushing to lock in the vast powers of ‘Big Tech’
companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. And
they show the very real threat to the NHS
from sweeping services liberalisation
rules and proposals to make Britain pay
more for cancer medicines. Pharmaceutical
lobbyists have even been given special access to
the trade talks to lobby
negotiators.
Please help us spread
the word about these leaked papers:
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It’s no wonder the government didn’t want us
to see these papers: they make a mockery
of Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to protect
British public services and standards –
which would be absolutely impossible under the
type of trade deal being discussed here. They also
show the prime minister putting the
interests of US business ahead of the British
economy and British welfare.
Not all of the secret trade papers have been
leaked. In particular, we’re still not
allowed to see papers from the talks Britain has
held with many countries in the global
south. Until we see those papers, we
can’t know what damaging proposals Britain might
be making in these potential deals. We’ll still be
taking the government to court on 12 December –
election day – to try to get those papers
released.
But what I’ve seen today does not reassure
me. It suggests that these trade talks are going
to give big business ever more powers over our
society, fuelling inequality and exacerbating
climate change. We’ve got to stop
them.
Best wishes,
Nick Dearden
Director, Global Justice
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