Britain’s Trading Future

Report and analysis of a speech delivered by Dr Liam Fox, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade at Bloomberg in London on the 27 February 2018 outlining the government’s vision for the UK’s commercial future, and leadership role in the global economy.

Further information

On the 21 August 2018 the Department for International Trade (DIT) launched a new Export Strategy* to support British businesses looking to export to the global market. The stated ambition was to strengthen the UK's position as one of the 21st century’s great trading nations.

* Full title is Export Strategy: supporting and connecting businesses to grow on the world stage.

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: Department for International Trade: Speech, 21.02.18: Liam Fox highlights success of British manufacturing http://www.europeansources.info/record/liam-fox-highlights-success-of-british-manufacturing-britains-trading-future-historic-opportunity-for-uk-exporters/

United Kingdom: Department for International Trade: Speeches https://www.gov.uk/government/announcements?announcement_filter_option=speeches&departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade&topics%5B%5D=trade-and-investment&topics%5B%5D=europe

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

BBC News, 27.02.18: Brexit: Liam Fox warning of customs union 'sellout' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43204460

The Guardian, 27.02.18: Staying in EU customs union a 'sell-out' for Britain, says Fox https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/26/staying-in-eu-customs-union-a-sell-out-for-britain-says-fox

The Guardian, 27.02.18: Leaving single market 'like swapping a meal for a packet of crisps', warns ex-trade chief https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/27/uk-economy-at-risk-outside-single-market-warns-former-trade-chief

In Facts, 21.08.18: Desperate Brexit trade deals are likely to be grubby https://infacts.org/desperate-brexit-trade-deals-are-likely-to-be-grubby/

UK: GOV.UK: Dept for International Trade: Speech, 21.08.18: Speech celebrating the launch of the Export Strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/speech-celebrating-the-launch-of-the-export-strategy

BBC News, 21.08.18: UK can be '21st Century exporting superpower', says Liam Fox https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45255132

UK: GOV.UK: Dept for International Trade: Policy Paper, August 2018: Export Strategy: supporting and connecting businesses to grow on the world stage https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-strategy-supporting-and-connecting-businesses-to-grow-on-the-world-stage

UK: GOV.UK: Dept for International Trade: Speech, 01.05.18: Brexit and beyond: Britain’s place in the world in the 2020s https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/brexit-and-beyond-britains-place-in-the-world-in-the-2020s

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