Rural affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the UK government with concerns about the Australia trade deal. In a joint letter to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, the two administrations say the deal risks having a disproportionate impact on domestic farmers and producers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, announced the post-Brexit trade agreement last week. However UK farmers have expressed fear they could be undercut by meat from Australia. The Scottish government’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon and her Northern Ireland Executive counterpart Edwin Poots have written a joint letter seeking further clarity on the deal. They are seeking urgent discussions on the deal at a meeting with Defra officials on June 28. The letter says: “We have previously stressed to you, and remain extremely concerned following the recent announcement, that the UK government is signing up to a deal that …