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Long FT read on new barriers to services trade with the EU. Poorly handled anyway in existing trade deals, compounded by a lack of general understanding of services, and a

Every single simplistic election take debunked. A thread. As long as it needs to be. 1. Labour needs to be more Corbynite.Tried that. They lost. 2. Labour needs to go

This story demonstrates that the UK just isn't yet set up to negotiate properly. Beyond failing to reach a deal and damaging a UK industry we know nothing - such

UK-EU trade figures continue to be in line with predictions (and basic economic theory). Increasing barriers to trade will reduce trade, particularly by small businesses.https://www.ft.com/content/4fa6e4be-5593-4ec3-b6b0-772cee6fad98?emailI

And this is why 'VIP lanes' and special pleading have no place in an economy crisis or no crisis - because they encourage inefficient company special pleading and reduce innovation.

Encouraging to read that UK officials are stepping up efforts to make the Northern Ireland protocol, as it is almost certainly here to stay.https://www.ft.com/content/ce89dea5-1217-45e6-9b79-5ea7321e7494?desktop=true&segmentId=7c8f09b9-

More suggestions from Australia and New Zealand that as was suspected Liz Truss is very amaterishly trying to play them off each other. Which I first heard last year from

Very pleased to be part of a new initiative of a cross party group of MPs joining with businesses in a new Trade and Business Commission examining in detail UK

Since there seems to be some confusion on the matter I think it is worth restating that the EU did not force Boris Johnson to sign the Northern Ireland Protocol

The latest development in an 'anti-any-EU-deal' campaign that has been growing among Brexit circles in recent weeks. Sovereignty so defined as to require the Northern Ireland Protocol to be rescinded

Remind me how President Trump's focus on the US trade deficit with China went?Also a single market is not in fact an FTA (that will be Customs union).I know its

Very important - the UK government has to say this because yesterday the PM gave exactly the opposte message and will have left the EU feeling that he will now