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US: Trade Min Speaks On UK-US Trade

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UK Minister for Trade Policy Penny Mordaunt speaking earlier today at a Chatham House event on the UK desire for closer trading links with the US.

  • Link to speech here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/minister-mo...
  • Mordaunt: "We want a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the US that is the most advanced FTA in the world, setting global standards and delivering up to £15.3 billion increase in bilateral trade.
    We know the US has more to do to be ready for an FTA, but when they are, we will be waiting for them."
  • Mordaunt: "There should be a third country dimension not only to the Atlantic Charter [...] but also to the AUKUS agreement which is much more than just a submarine deal. This trilateral security pact will help develop skills, create jobs, fuel scientific discovery and drive high-tech investment…And it has as its core, the ambition a desire to protect our people, support the rules-based international order, and to deepen our ties to the Indo-Pacific."
  • Mordaunt's speech comes as US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is set to be in London tomorrow to deliver a speech at the same event.

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