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Great news from @Nissan & @envisioncn.
Next generation of EVs will be made in 🇬🇧 with batteries from 1st UK at-scale #gigafactory.
👉Supporting 1000s of jobs
👉100k electric vehicles made per year from 2024
👉Boosting UK's net zero, greener future
uk.nissannews.com/en-GB/releases…
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🇮🇱🇬🇧Great to meet Israel’s Economy & Trade Minister @ornabarb to discuss:
👉 Our forthcoming advanced free trade agreement
👉 Deepening trade ties in industries of the future like tech, digital and data
👉 Building on our £5bn trade relationship👇
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Great to speak to Minister Iswaran and launch negotiations for our Digital Economy Agreement.🇬🇧🇸🇬
Singapore is a leading free trading nation and a valued member of CPTPP.
A future high standards digital agreement will drive jobs and growth across 🇬🇧 👇
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Today I launch talks for a Digital Economy Agreement with Singapore. 🇸🇬🇬🇧💻
This will:
✅ Remove barriers to digital trade
✅ Boost the UK's status as a global hub for services trade
✅ Make us the first European country to seek such a deal
gov.uk/government/new…
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Read my article on why 🇬🇧 joining #CPTPP will push the world in a free-trade direction👇
telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/…
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🇬🇧🌎 Later today I am launching negotiations to join #CPTPP to open new opportunities to this £9 trillion trade area:
Read our:
🌍Negotiating objectives
🌏Strategic case for joining
🌎Consultation response
🌍Scoping assessment👇
gov.uk/government/pub…
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NEW: Tomorrow we launch negotiations with #CPTPP
Joining will:
✅ Hitch 🇬🇧 to the fastest growing part of the world
✅ Lower tariffs on goods like cars and whisky
✅ Boost access for services and tech firms👇
🇦🇺🇧🇳🇨🇦🇨🇱🇯🇵🇲🇾🇲🇽🇳🇿🇵🇪🇸🇬🇻🇳🇬🇧
gov.uk/government/new…
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Thanks to our brilliant team at @tradegovuk for working round the clock to make this happen, all in one week 💪👇
🇦🇺 Agreement in principle with Australia
🇺🇸 Deal with US on Airbus-Boeing dispute
🇳🇿 Accelerated negotiations with New Zealand
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🇬🇧🇳🇿Productive day of UK-New Zealand talks yesterday with @DamienOConnorMP working towards our modern free trade agreement.
We are now accelerating progress to finalise the details of a deal that benefits everyone across the UK.
Read our joint statement here 👇
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Had productive talks with @DamienOConnorMP today on our UK-New Zealand trade deal 🇬🇧🇳🇿
We made good progress in areas like:
✅Better access for our services companies
✅Lower tariffs on our exports
✅Advanced digital trade provisions
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Pleased to welcome my friend @DamienOConnorMP to the UK today to ramp up trade talks. 🇬🇧🇳🇿
A deal will:
👉Strengthen ties of with an old ally and partner
👉Allow better access to NZ for our world-leading services
👉Pave the way to joining the trans-Pacific trade partnership
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NEW: 🇬🇧🇺🇸We’ve secured an historic deal with the US on the long-running Airbus-Boeing disputes today
This will support jobs across 🇬🇧 and is great news for Scotch whisky and other exports including aerospace who will no longer face punitive tariffs 👇
gov.uk/government/new…
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Read the UK-Australia Agreement in Principle here 🇬🇧🇦🇺 👇
gov.uk/government/pub…
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🇬🇧🇦🇺 I spoke to the @TheSun about the benefits our Australia trade deal will bring to the UK. It means:
- Tariff-free trade for all 🇬🇧 goods
- Makes it easier for Brits to travel and work in 🇦🇺
- A pathway into #CPTPP, a £9 trillion free trade area👇
thesun.co.uk/news/15288329/…
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 Fantastic welcoming @AmbassadorTai to the UK today.
We’re making great progress on:
👉 Working together to tackle unfair trade practices
👉 Ending the Airbus/Boeing dispute
👉 Helping our countries #BuildBackBetter through trade
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🇬🇧🇯🇵We've secured another win for British exporters.
🐔🥚UK poultry can now be exported to Japan for the first time.
This will:
✅Boost the industry by up to £65 million over 5 years
✅Increase opportunities for UK farmers, producers and exporters
gov.uk/government/new…
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🇬🇧🇦🇺 Our new trade deal with Australia means:
✅Tariff-free trade for all UK goods
✅It’s easier for people to travel and work in Australia
✅Lower prices & more choice for UK shoppers
This is a win-win deal for our £14bn trading relationship 👇
gov.uk/government/new…
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🇬🇧🇦🇺trade deal done. The UK-Australia agreement:
👉 is the first we have negotiated from scratch, showing what we can do as a sovereign trading nation
👉 is a fundamentally liberalising deal
👉 strengthens the bond between two great friends and democracies
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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
gov.uk/government/pub…
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My piece in @australian on why a trade deal with Australia is a win-win 🇬🇧🇦🇺
An agreement will strengthen ties between two great friends and democracies bound by a shared belief in free enterprise, fair play and high standards.
Let’s get this done👇
theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news…
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More in @MailOnline on how a 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 trade deal would benefit industries across the UK 👇
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
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NEW: We have a new trade deal with Norway, Iceland & Liechtenstein covering £21bn of trade 🇳🇴 🇮🇸 🇱🇮 🇬🇧
✅ It’s their most advanced digital deal
✅ It gives 🇬🇧 farmers more access
✅ It supports 18,000 fish processing jobs in Scotland & Northern England👇
gov.uk/government/new…
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