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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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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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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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Read my oped in @TheScotsman on bringing the benefits of free and fair trade to every part of the United Kingdom. 🏴🇬🇧👇
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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.🏴🇬🇧👇
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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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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👇
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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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🇬🇧🇹🇷 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 👇
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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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My statement to #OttawaGroup of pro WTO reform nations.
First meeting with UK as a member.
Thanks to @mary_ng for hosting.👇
🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇺 🇯🇵 🇰🇪 🇰🇷 🇲🇽 🇳🇿 🇳🇴 🇸🇬🇨🇭
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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👇
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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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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👇
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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 catch up with @PiyushGoyal ahead of PM's visit to India.
We are making good progress on our Enhanced Trade Partnership discussions.
We already have £23bn bilateral trade. There is so much opportunity to strengthen our trade and investment links. 🇬🇧 🇮🇳
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🇬🇧🇹🇭 Just signed UK-Thailand MOU establishing the UK's first JETCO in 10 years.
This will:
✅ Improve our trade relationship worth over £5bn
✅ Help boost key UK exports in the future, including cars
✅ Strengthen 🇬🇧🇹🇭 trade & investment
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Read my @FT interview about making trade fair as well as free and ending unfair practices like mass unreported subsidies.
I will work with @G7 partners to restore trust in the global trading system and the @wto. 👇
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Today I chaired the inaugural @G7 Trade Track under the 🇬🇧 Presidency on:
👉 Reforming the @wto
👉 Tackling unfair trade practices
👉 Modernising trade rules in areas like digital and carbon
Read my opening statement👇
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In today's @TheSun - we're exporting more Easter favourites than ever 🇬🇧 🐣 including from the West Midlands, Wales and Yorkshire.
And we're opening doors for farmers & food producers through our new export campaign. 👇
thesun.co.uk/news/14534243/…
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NEW: Trade deal with Serbia signed:
✅Certainty for businesses trading in both nations
✅More jobs all over the UK
✅Preferential trading terms
It means more trade and investment that will boost both our economies 🇷🇸🇬🇧
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We've been making great progress in our talks with New Zealand 🇬🇧🇳🇿
Our ambition is for a trade deal which:
✅Raises the bar in digital trade
✅Helps unleash the potential of businesses
✅Supports clean growth
Read my Op-Ed in @Daily_Express 👇
bit.ly/3sBOPz2
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.