The New European reports that MPs have for a second time overturned measures from peers aimed at protecting UK food standards in future trade deals.
The House of Commons voted 331 to 272, majority 59, to disagree with a House of Lords amendment to the Agriculture Bill which sought to ensure imported foodstuffs met equivalent benchmarks to those followed by UK producers.
Instead, MPs backed a government amendment to the Bill to increase parliamentary scrutiny of free trade agreements and for extra detail on how measures are consistent with maintaining UK standards.
Separately, a commission advising the government on trade policies it could adopt to secure new opportunities for UK farmers will also be put on a statutory footing.
