Cheesemaker warns PM to 'be careful' on trade deal

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One of Britain's largest cheesemakers has warned the government not to "rush into a trade deal" with the US.

Giles Barber's family has been operating in Ditcheat, Somerset, since 1833 and has become the UK's largest exported of cheese to the United States.

Despite his cheddar facing the new 10% tariff on all imports from the UK into America, Mr Barber warned the prime minister not to sign a free trade deal too fast.

"Be careful, Sir Keir," he said. "I would rather see time and care taken over the terms of that deal, than to rush into it." The Prime Minister has said he will only sign a deal "if it's in the national interest".