Truss does it again! UK to achieve £9TRILLION Brexit prize as 'small' EU replaced (msn.com)
What a girl.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said she hoped to conclude negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement (CPTPP) by the end of next year. The £9trillion bloc has Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore among its members as well as Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru and Vietnam.
Ms Truss said the negotiations with the bloc of 11 countries were the focus of the UK Government's "Global Britain" post-Brexit trade agenda.
She stressed that having talks concluded by next year would allow the UK to benefit from huge" economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
The minister added: "Two-thirds of the world's middle classes are going to live in Asia by 2030 and the types of products that they're demanding are the types of things Britain produces - whether those high value manufactured goods, quality food and drink, digital and data products, financial services."
Ms Truss said the UK needed to look for trading opportunities beyond the European Union as the economic size of the bloc is due to shrink.
What a girl.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said she hoped to conclude negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement (CPTPP) by the end of next year. The £9trillion bloc has Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore among its members as well as Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru and Vietnam.
Ms Truss said the negotiations with the bloc of 11 countries were the focus of the UK Government's "Global Britain" post-Brexit trade agenda.
She stressed that having talks concluded by next year would allow the UK to benefit from huge" economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
The minister added: "Two-thirds of the world's middle classes are going to live in Asia by 2030 and the types of products that they're demanding are the types of things Britain produces - whether those high value manufactured goods, quality food and drink, digital and data products, financial services."
Ms Truss said the UK needed to look for trading opportunities beyond the European Union as the economic size of the bloc is due to shrink.