Scott Morrison meets the Queen in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle during whirlwind tour of the UK – hours after thrashing out a major trade deal with post-Brexit Britain
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had an audience with the Queen at Windsor Castle.
The meeting, where Mr Morrison wore a crisp suit and blue tie and the monarch opted for a summery yellow dress, took place just hours after a UK-Australia trade deal was announced.
In a historic deal that was Briton’s first negotiated from scratch since leaving the European Union, Aussie producers will be able to export more of their world-leading beef, lamb and cheese to the UK and young people will be able to move more freely between the two countries.
The agreement was thrashed out by Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson over a three-hour dinner in Number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday night where the friends feasted on Scottish salmon and Welsh lamb, washed down with Australian wine.
The distinguished pair appeared to hit-it-off as they were photographed smiling and exchanging pleasantries in the Oak Room.
The Queens is seen greeting Scott Morrison at Windsor Castle on Tuesday (pictured) as relations between the two nations were strengthened by a new trade deal
The meeting, where Mr Morrison wore a crisp suit and blue tie and the monarch opted for a summery yellow dress, took place just hours after a UK-Australia trade deal was announced
The pair appeared to hit-it-off as they were pictured smiling and exchanging pleasantries
Britons under 35 will be allowed to live and work in Australia for three years without farm work under the terms of a UK-Australia free trade deal which will hugely boost exports for Aussie businesses by removing tariffs.
In a historic deal that was Briton’s first negotiated from scratch since leaving the European Union, Aussie producers will be able to export more of their world-leading beef, lamb and cheese to the UK and young people will be able to move more freely between the two countries.
The agreement was thrashed out by Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson over a three-hour dinner in Number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday night where the friends feasted on Scottish salmon and Welsh lamb, washed down with Australian wine.
The two prime ministers celebrated by exchanging hampers of British and Australian goods in Mr Johnson’s garden where they gave a press conference hailing a ‘new dawn’ for UK-Australia relations.
‘I said we’d wait for the right deal and I think we’ve got the right deal, Boris,’ said Mr Morrison as he welcomed the agreement which will boost the Australian economy by $1.3billion a year.
After the announcement, Mr Morrison went to visit the Queen at Windsor Castle before flying to Paris to hold talks with President Emmanuel Macron.
More to follow.