Trade talks; farmers and fishermen need reassurance – The Yorkshire Post says

She’s also fortunate that both Mr Johnson – and Theresa May, for that matter – were more forgiving of Ms Truss for her vacuous response, as an unsympathetic Environment Secretary, to the December 2015 floods in this region than all those families whose homes were left in ruins.

And that is a challenge as Ms Truss tries to convince Yorkshire’s farming and fishing communities that they’re right to entrust their futures to her, and the hope of a trade deal with the United States, when President Donald Trump is only interested in one person – himself – at the end of a week which began with America and the European Union striking a mini-deal of their own over lobsters.

An agreement which could have profound repercussions for this region, and fishermen like Bridlington’s Rolly Rollisson, 92, and his his son Rolo, 58, who are looking for new markets for their lobster, Ms Truss needs to remember that this is not an unprincipled political game.

Her decisions, and deals, will determine the future fortunes of Britain’s food producers – and she’s much more to do before they will be convinced that she’s on the right path. Nevertheless, the Minister’s clean and renewed commitment to uphold standards is a welcome one that she can expect to be judged against.

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James Mitchinson

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