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We’ve launched a call for expert advisers to join our new Trade and Agriculture Commission. It will:
👉Put farming at the heart of 🇬🇧 trade policy
👉Scrutinise new trade deals
👉Launch in summer ready to scrutinise FTAs before they are put to Parliament
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Today we launch the Trade and Agriculture Commission which will advise on trade policy - protecting consumer interests and ensuring 🇬🇧 farming thrives.
Read the interview with the Chair Tim Smith and me.👇
thetimes.co.uk/article/time-t…
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The UK is supporting Ukraine win the war and recover through:
➡️ championing the rebuild of the Kyiv region
➡️ immediate investment to get the 🇺🇦 economy going
➡️ hosting next year’s recovery conference
Read my full speech at #URC2022 🇬🇧🇺🇦
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In the year since the military junta seized power in Myanmar, they have terrorised its people into submission through fear and violence. Together with our allies, we are launching new sanctions against those responsible👇🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦gov.uk/government/new…
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Read my interview in @FT about the launch of British International Investment (BII) to deliver honest, reliable finance to countries across Asia, Africa & the Caribbean. 🇬🇧👇 twitter.com/FT/status/1463…
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Today @BorisJohnson calls on nations at #UNGA to reduce trade barriers and lift tariffs on critical goods to combat #COVID19 as we are doing through the 🇬🇧 Global Tariff.
Free trade is vital to tackling the pandemic and supporting 🌎 recovery. 👇
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At @NATO FMs we agreed the #MadridSummit is a vital moment for collective security. We must:
➡️ Reinforce NATO defence
➡️ Support 🇺🇦 and other nations at risk
➡️ Take a global outlook protecting Indo-Pacific as well as Euro-Atlantic security
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Watch our new exports video:
Made in Britain, Sold to the World
Driving exports-led growth 🇬🇧🌎👇
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An abhorrent attack in Jeddah today, which follows similar terrorist attacks by the Houthis last weekend. I condemn this reckless act and call for an immediate halt to the violence. twitter.com/BorisJohnson/s…
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Uncovered: Deliberate & malicious cyber attacks were launched by Russia before their invasion of Ukraine, causing severe consequences for people & businesses across Europe.
We continue to call out Russia’s malign behaviour across land, sea & cyberspace 👇
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Read my article in @thetimes on how the systematic erosion of liberty in Hong Kong has made British judges' position untenable 👇
thetimes.co.uk/article/liz-tr…
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📢 WATCH LIVE: My statement on the Northern Ireland Protocol from the @HouseofCommons twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Strong statement on Ukraine by @BWallaceMP
🔹️This defensive support is part of our ongoing commitment to Ukraine
🔹Russia’s aggression is wholly unprovoked. NATO is a defensive alliance
🔹Russia must understand the cost of its actions and de-escalate
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.@G7 is united in response to Putin’s appalling war.
Leaders and Foreign Ministers have agreed:
➡️ More sanctions to strengthen Ukraine’s hand
➡️ Condemn the atrocities in Bucha
➡️ Severe consequences for use of chemical or biological weapons
Statement:👇gov.uk/government/new…
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We have launched British International Investment to deliver honest, reliable finance to countries across Asia, Africa & the Caribbean. It will:
✅ Create 🇬🇧 jobs
✅ Drive clean growth
✅ Draw more nations into the orbit of free-market democracies
gov.uk/government/new…
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NEWS: Our new International Development Strategy responds to an increasingly geopolitical world, using honest and reliable finance to challenge dependency on malign actors, and focusing on priorities including women and girls and humanitarian support. 🇬🇧🌍 gov.uk/government/new…
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.