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Today I met Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry @PiyushGoyal for detailed trade discussions.
We are committed to developing an enhanced trade partnership between our two democracies and building back better from COVID-19. 🇬🇧🇮🇳
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Met @adarpoonawalla at world's largest vaccine producer @SerumInstIndia on 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 collaboration and trade.
They have made 100 million doses of the Oxford-AZ vaccine.
Also making some of the 1.3bn doses as part of COVAX to help vaccinate the 🌎. The 🇬🇧 is co-funding £548m.
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Read my Joint Statement with @PiyushGoyal on progress of the Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) with India 🇬🇧🇮🇳
We agreed to accelerate roadmap leading to a potential comprehensive FTA
We agreed to launch our ETP during the PM’s visit to India this year
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I spoke to the @livemint about deepening UK-India 🇮🇳🇬🇧 trade and investment partnership. We want to:
✅Create more jobs
✅Grow future industries like life sciences & tech
✅Deliver an exports-led, investment-led recovery from #Covid19
Read more 👇
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With @AUThackeray, the Minister of Tourism and Environment in Mumbai. We discussed building ties and trade between Maharashtra and the United Kingdom. 🇬🇧 🇮🇳
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Positive visit to 🇮🇳 to lay groundwork for a deeper trade partnership between our two democracies and secure two investment deals.
Announced 1500 jobs across 🇬🇧 from @TCS_UKI and 40
@WockhardtUk jobs in Wrexham for vaccine vial filling and packaging.👇
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Read my op-ed in today’s @Daily_Express on why deeper trade ties with India can help deliver on the promise of Brexit and create jobs across Britain. 🇬🇧🇮🇳 👇
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Congratulations @DavidGHFrost. Delighted with the news! twitter.com/DavidGHFrost/s…
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We've now completed Round 3 of negotiations with New Zealand, bringing us a step closer to a deal with a fellow democracy that shares our belief in free and fair trade 🇬🇧🇳🇿
Talks progressed well on:
👉 SMEs
👉 Environmental provisions
👉 Rules of Origin
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Fourth round trade talks start today with our great friends Australia 🇬🇧🇦🇺
We want a deal that strengthens the global consensus for free trade, cuts tariffs for business and helps propel an exports-led, investment-led recovery across the UK 🇬🇧
Trade = growth = jobs
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Looking forward to the first virtual @NFu Live today. I'll outline the opportunities for UK farmers to become world leaders in exporting top quality food and drink to growing markets across the 🌍🇬🇧
More in today’s @Telegraph 👇 #NFU21
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At the #NFU21 conference today I outlined how free and fair trade can boost UK farming and help us lead the world in food and drink. 🇬🇧🌎
I’ll be working closely with the industry to help farmers seize new opportunities and slash barriers to trade👇
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I launched a major new food and drink export campaign today to help our brilliant producers sell more into the biggest markets of the present and future.
More trade will help drive an exports-led, jobs-led recovery from Covid across the UK 🇬🇧🌍
Global Britain = local jobs👇
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Today the UK will be participating in the @wto #GeneralCouncil for the first time as an independent trading nation. 🇬🇧🌎
I look forward to working with @NOIweala on key issues:
👉WTO reform inc unfair industrial subsidies
👉Green trade
👉Modernising digital and data rules
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We have just signed a trade deal with Ghana, building on a trade relationship worth £1.2bn 🇬🇧🇬🇭
The agreement secures certainty for business, supports jobs in both nations, and sets the stage for closer trading ties in the years to come.
Trade = Jobs
@AlanKyerematen
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BREAKING: I've agreed with the US to remove retaliatory tariffs on a range of UK goods:
✔The removal of Scotch whisky tariffs of 25%
✔Removal of tariffs on cashmere, machinery and other products
✔A joint de-escalation of the Boeing-Airbus dispute
#BuildBackBetter 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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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…
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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.👇
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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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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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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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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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🌎 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 👇
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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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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…
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.