Britain bids to join Pacific trade deal

By William James
Updated June 22 2021 - 8:11am, first published 8:06am
Britain's Trade Minister Liz Truss says the Pacific "is where Britain's greatest opportunities lie".
Britain's Trade Minister Liz Truss says the Pacific "is where Britain's greatest opportunities lie".

Britain is poised to begin negotiations to join a trans-Pacific trade deal it sees as crucial to its post-Brexit pivot away from Europe and towards geographically more distant but faster-growing economies.

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