Emily Thornberry exclusive: Government has ‘squandered’ opportunity to shape ‘progressive’ trade policy
Instead, they have opted to just "rack up some quick trade deals," she said.
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Johnson accused of ‘copper-bottomed, ocean-going incompetence’ as trade yacht flouts WTO rules
Plans to build the vessel in the UK breaks the WTO government procurement agreement signed by trade secretary Liz Truss just eight months ago.
Australia trade deal set to include another controversial policy
The controversial plans could allow firms to seek compensation for the effects of government policies on their profits.
Brexit: Liz Truss calls to scrap border controls on Irish sea trade removing the checks from PM’s deal
She also couldn't think of one person who welcomed the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which found no evidence of institutional racism.
‘Catastrophic negotiating blunder’ leaves Freeport manufacturers shut out of export markets
Emily Thornberry says manufacturers based in the low tax zones will not be able to fully benefit from 23 trade deals struck by the UK Government.
He has form? PM once said ‘all they have to do is clear the dead bodies away’
One Tory MP at the time said "Boris must be sacked for this. He does not represent my party."
Tory minister claims it’s ‘not productive’ to ‘pull up trade drawbridge’ over human rights abuses
The business secretary backed Dominic Raab, who said the UK would continue seeking out trade deals countries violating human rights standards.
UK will strike trade deals with countries violating human rights, Dominic Raab says
Raab told staff that trading only with countries that meet European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) standards would mean missing out on trade with “growth markets”.
Unelected bureaucrat drafted in to manage UK’s relationship with EU
Lord David Frost has been appointed Minister to take forward the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit.