UK suspends trade talks with Canada after claims ‘progress is not being made’

Talks that began in 2022 halted amid unhappiness on both sides about lack of access to agricultural markets

The UK has halted trade talks with Canada, with discussions breaking down after a disagreement over beef and cheese.

The two countries have been negotiating for the past two years in the wake of Britain leaving the European Union, with trade continuing under the same deal brokered when the UK was a member of the bloc.