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First major deal secured by joint @10DowningStreet & @tradegovuk Office for Investment led by @GerryGrimstone
The UK & UAE have signed an investment partnership with an initial £1bn commitment for UK life sciences, which will create jobs across the UK 🇬🇧 🇦🇪 👇 twitter.com/GerryGrimstone…
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Great to see @Simonhartmp today in Cardiff announcing our new Wales trade & investment hub which will boost exports, create jobs and bring the benefits of Global Britain across Wales.
Exports support around 200,000 jobs in Wales.🏴 🇬🇧
Read more here👇
business-live.co.uk/economic-devel…
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We are bringing the benefits of #globalbritain to every part of the 🇬🇧 through four new trade & investment hubs.👇
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Today I am announcing four major trade & investment hubs in Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington and Edinburgh 🇬🇧
These will:
✅ Support great British exports
✅ Bring Office for Investment support across the UK
✅ Ensure businesses can feed into trade deals👇
gov.uk/government/new…
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My statement to #OttawaGroup of pro WTO reform nations.
First meeting with UK as a member.
Thanks to @mary_ng for hosting.👇
🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇺 🇯🇵 🇰🇪 🇰🇷 🇲🇽 🇳🇿 🇳🇴 🇸🇬🇨🇭
gov.uk/government/spe…
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Today 🇬🇧 has joined the #OttawaGroup as an independent trading nation
This group of countries led by 🇨🇦 champions trade reform and met @ngozi to discuss
👉Driving forward @wto reform
👉Promoting free & fair trade globally including in key areas like the environment and digi
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🇬🇧🇹🇷 Great news that our trade deal with Turkey has helped to secure jobs by protecting supply chains for our great automotive manufacturers like @forduk, giving them the confidence to continue investing in Britain 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
Trade = jobs
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The 🇬🇧 will play a central role in strengthening the global trading system.
We're pursuing deeper engagement with the Indo-Pacific and stronger trading ties with major regional powers like India 🇮🇳 & Japan 🇯🇵 to foster stability & prosperity. 👇 twitter.com/BorisJohnson/s…
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We’ve concluded Round 4 of FTA negotiations with our great friends Australia, bringing us closer to a deal with another ally that champions free trade. 🇬🇧🇦🇺
Particularly good progress in:
✅SMEs
✅Good Regulatory Practice👇
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…
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Thinking of Sarah Everard, her family, friends and all those touched by this appalling crime. We must stamp out the harassment and abuse of women.🕯
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Read my piece in @Daily_Express on our trade deals that lower tariffs and open opportunities to businesses across 🇬🇧.
🇺🇸 is the biggest single country export market for Scotch. Removing the tariffs has helped protect 30,000 jobs across Scotland.🏴🇬🇧👇
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Read my oped in @TheScotsman on bringing the benefits of free and fair trade to every part of the United Kingdom. 🏴🇬🇧👇
scotsman.com/news/politics/…
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Pleasure to visit @Johnstons_Elgin with @Douglas4Moray & hear about how our work lifting the 25% US tariffs will help their business export more to the US
They also export to Japan and are looking at further markets in Asia- Pacific where we are negotiating new deals 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸🇯🇵
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Great to visit the @cardhuwhisky distillery in Speyside following our work that has resulted in the lifting of US tariffs.
🥃 We are working with the industry to sell more of its brilliant produce to the 🇺🇸 and around the world, driving an export-led recovery from Covid. 🏴🇬🇧🌎
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Exports support nearly 470,000 jobs in Scotland.
🥃Today I’m visiting brilliant Scotch whisky distillers and textiles producers to talk about how our new Scotland trade & investment hub can support even more jobs now the US has removed tariffs on UK goods 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Trade = jobs
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Brilliant to see @BritishfoodBCS more than double its exports to the 🇺🇸 – our largest single country trading partner.
Government backing from @UKEF is helping them bring classic British food and drink to countries around the world.
Trade = jobs
gov.uk/government/new…
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Good to meet Board of Trade to talk about our report Global Britain, Local Jobs:
👉Striking new trade deals with fast-growing economies
👉Becoming a global hub for services and digital trade
👉Setting an ambitious 2030 export target
Global Britain = local jobs 🇬🇧🌍
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🌎 Britain is stepping up to lead the fight for free and fair trade, bringing opportunity to every corner of the 🇬🇧 through new jobs, businesses and industries.
Read my piece in @Daily_Express about new Board of Trade report 👇
express.co.uk/comment/expres…
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Today's Board of Trade report shows that:
👉Exporting supports 6.5m jobs across the 🇬🇧
👉Export-led jobs are more productive & higher paying
👉How Global Britain will deliver even more jobs and growth🌎
#GlobalBritain
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Delighted by the news that the Kenyan Parliament has now ratified the 🇬🇧🇰🇪Economic Partnership Agreement.
All companies operating in 🇰🇪 will continue to benefit from duty-free access to🇬🇧 market.
Also benefitting the 2,500 🇬🇧 businesses exporting to 🇰🇪.
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We have just signed a deal with Cameroon building on a trade relationship worth around £200m 🇬🇧🇨🇲
This will:
👉Provide vital certainty for businesses
👉Support jobs in both nations
👉Drive prosperity across the region
Trade = jobs 👇 twitter.com/ranil/status/1…
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This #CommonwealthDay we're celebrating having secured trade deals covering 2⃣9⃣ Commonwealth countries.
These deals promote free and fair trade & jobs and growth across the Commonwealth family.
#CommonwealthDay2021
🇦🇬🇧🇸🇧🇧🇧🇿🇧🇼🇨🇲🇨🇦🇩🇲🇸🇿🇫🇯🇬🇭🇬🇩🇬🇾🇯🇲🇰🇪🇱🇸🇲🇺🇲🇿🇳🇦🇵🇬🇼🇸🇸🇨🇸🇬🇸🇧🇿🇦🇰🇳🇱🇨🇻🇨🇹🇹
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Read my oped in @Telegraph
about the removal on tariffs on key 🇬🇧 goods like whisky and how it will help drive jobs and growth across the UK.👇
telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/…
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Trade is key to economic recovery and the removal of US tariffs on £550m of trade will support jobs across the UK. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I look forward to taking our trade relationship to the next level.
Read our joint statement with the US👇 twitter.com/USTradeRep/sta…
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.