Beef, but make it British


Rollins (right) speaking as Trump announced a trade agreement with Britain, at the White House in Washington. — Eric Lee/The New York Times

JUST a few days after the United States and Britain announced to much fanfare that they had agreed to lower some tariffs and create a US$5bil export opportunity for American beef, ethanol and other ­agricultural products in Britain, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins touched down in London.

She came with a clear message for her British counterparts: the agreement was just the first step.

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