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UK-GCC FTA Negotiations Make Significant Progress

Chief Negotiator – UK-GCC FTA, Department for International Trade Tom Wintle revealed that the UK and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have made “good progress” in negotiations to sign a free trade agreement (FTA). Speaking on the eve of the third round of talks kick off between the parties in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023

The decision to ditch the UK's Department for International Trade is testament to the failure of Brexit

The move to merge the UK government’s departments of trade and business has been likened by one journalist to rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship. But it is in fact a significant moment in the country’s foreign and economic policy – and a tacit acknowledgement that attempts to seize…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

Who is Greg Hands? New Tory party chairman announced in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle

The New York-born politician has held several ministerial positions since becoming an MP in 2005

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Badenoch defends Australia trade deal after criticism by former minister

Kemi Badenoch did concede that deadlines in negotiations are “unhelpful” as she faced questions from the International Trade Committee.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Post-Brexit trade deal with Japan branded failure as exports plummet

The agreement, signed by Liz Truss in October 2020, was hailed as "historic" and Ms Truss claimed it would add billions to the UK economy - but now Labour has hit out at ministers

Daily Mirror · Nov 27, 2022

'Poorer Together, not Better Together': Anger at Japan trade deal failure

THE UK’s “landmark” post-Brexit trade deal with Japan has led to falling exports, new figures have revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022

UK’s trade export growth slower than EU, US and G7 countries under Tories

Only Japan performed worse than the UK during the 11-year period

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022

Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal

First such accord after leaving EU was predicted to bring £15bn boost but UK now lags rivals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Sunak criticised for reappointing Jacob Rees-Mogg’s business partner

PM decried for making Tory peer Dominic Johnson a trade minister having only recently sacked him

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Tory who helped do Aussie trade deal blasts it as 'not very good' and 'failure'

George Eustice, who was the Environment Secretary, said the post-Brexit deal was 'not actually very good' and 'gave away far too much for far too little in return'

Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022