Canadian company in negotiations with Trump to mine seabed

Environmentalists call bid to skirt UN treaty reckless' amid fears that mining will cause irreversible loss of biodiversity

A Canadian deep-sea mining firm has revealed it has been negotiating with the Trump administration to bypass a UN treaty and potentially gain authorisation from the US to mine in international waters.

The revelation has stunned environmentalists, who condemned the move as reckless" and a slap in the face for multilateralism".