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I’ve just signed the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with @moteging. 🇬🇧 🇯🇵
It shows what our country can achieve as an independent trading nation.
Global Britain 🇬🇧 is just getting started.
#Japan #FTA #tradedeal
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Our historic UK-Japan trade deal will:
✅ Bring jobs & growth to industries across the UK 🇬🇧, from farming to tech
✅ Draw two democratic island nations closer together
✅ Pave the way for us to join the Trans Pacific Partnership
Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…
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Read my interview in the @Telegraph on the UK Japan trade deal 🇬🇧🇯🇵
It paves the way for 🇬🇧 to join the Trans Pacific Partnership, which will help turbo charge economic growth and bring more jobs & greater prosperity to all parts of our United Kingdom👇
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…
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Departed Japan with our freshly signed 🇬🇧🇯🇵 CEPA.
Thanks to the brilliant @tradegovuk team led by @GrahamZebedee, our team in Japan and across govt.
We've had over 100 negotiators working for 4 months to make this deal happen.
Next stop #CPTPP.
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Our historic UK-Japan trade deal shows what we can achieve as an independent trading nation. 🇬🇧 🇯🇵
It will create jobs, opportunity and prosperity across the country, and deepen ties with a major strategic ally in the Pacific.
My thoughts on what the deal means for the UK👇
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UK tech exports set to surge to more than £31bn post-pandemic business-live.co.uk/technology/uk-…
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Today I attended @wto ministers meeting hosted by our good friends 🇦🇺. I talked about👇
✅ How 🇬🇧 will use its G7 presidency to push forward WTO & trade policy reform in digital, health and the environment
✅ Importance of free and fair trade to lead the post Covid-19 recovery
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Today @ChathamHouse, I set the direction for the future of UK trade.
Our trade policy will drive economic growth across the country. It will be firmly anchored to Britain’s core values.
And we will make sure it works for all of 🇬🇧
Read in full here: gov.uk/government/spe…
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Completed 5th round talks of the UK-US trade deal 🇬🇧🇺🇸.
We made great progress + are in a good position to move forward after the 🇺🇸 election.
Trade means jobs and economic recovery.👇
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…
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Another important trade deal agreed today with Kenya 🇰🇪
It guarantees continuity for UK 🇬🇧business & lays groundwork for a stronger trading relationship in the future 🇬🇧🇰🇪
gov.uk/government/new…
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Great to meet NZ High Commissioner @BedeCorry to talk about the progress we're making on our 🇬🇧🇳🇿 trade deal and the UK's accession to #CPTPP.
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Great piece in @Telegraph on how 🇬🇧 can prosper from broader horizons and #freetrade by @HonTonyAbbott 👇
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/0…
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When you go home
Tell them of us and say
For your tomorrow
We gave our today
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
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Completed round 2 of trade talks with our friend and ally New Zealand 🇳🇿
This deal will push new frontiers in digital & bring us closer to membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…
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The UK 🇬🇧 and India 🇮🇳 are close like-minded democracies.
Great discussion with @ranil and @PiyushGoyal @HardeepSPuri about how we can work together to:
✅remove market access barriers
✅boost investment into each others’ economies
Trade = jobs
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Today @BorisJohnson announced a new Office for Investment - core to attracting & retaining foreign investment.
Alongside our trade agreements, inward investment will be crucial to creating more jobs and prosperity across the UK.
👉bit.ly/3eF2YpA
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Free trade has lifted billions out of poverty. It helps businesses grow, economies thrive and drives human progress.
That’s why the 🇬🇧 government will continue preferential access on goods from developing countries.
Details here 👇
gov.uk/government/new…
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Great meeting with @ranil & our counterparts at Brazil JETCO, strengthening future ties 🇬🇧🇧🇷
We've removed barriers on nearly £140m in exports through:
👉Recognition for our fisheries
👉Opportunities for financial services
👉Export Health Certificates
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China has once again broken its promises and undermined Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy.
🇬🇧 will stand up for the people of Hong Kong, and call out violations of their rights and freedoms.
Important statement from @DominicRaab 👇 twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
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Later today @TheCityUK I will set out how the UK can become a global hub for services and tech trade. 🇬🇧 🌍
Services sits at the heart of my vision for values-driven and value-generating trade policy. Register here to watch👇
💻bit.ly/3nulioF
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I am very proud of the excellent work my friend @pritipatel has done as Home Secretary on our points based immigration system and law and order. She is a great person - compassionate, determined, hard working and professional.
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Next Wednesday the UK Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership will be debated in Parliament. 🇬🇧🇯🇵
For the 1st time in almost 50 years Parliament will debate a trade deal struck by 🇬🇧 as an independent trading nation.👇
calendar.parliament.uk/calendar/Commo…
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Today the UK and #Canada have agreed a vital trade continuity agreement. 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
This deal means:
✅ certainty for businesses and industry
✅ a foundation for a new, advanced trade deal
✅ and brings us one step closer to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
#CanadaDeal
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The UK and Canada share a history, a culture and democratic values.
More trade between our countries can only strengthen our bonds.
Looking forward to working with @mary_ng on the next phase of our trade relationship. We’re just getting started. 🇬🇧🇨🇦
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.