10-05-2025
Tough to swallow: British farmers' fears over US trade deal
Oliver Lee could not have asked for a better spring. The 43-year-old has spent the past month roaming the pastures of his 410-acre farm in south Leicestershire, helping birth calves and lambs.
'When the weather's as glorious as this, the British countryside looks its best this time of year,' Lee beamed. 'Some years it's hard work, with waterproofs and wellies, but recently it has been remarkable.'
But soon he will have other things to worry about, as ministers wave through American beef to compete with his livestock.
Last week, Britain became the first country to receive a reprieve from Donald Trump's trade war, triggered by his 'liberation day' tariffs on April 2, which sent shockwaves through markets and upended world trade. On Thursday, the
