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UK heads towards Brexit and Thailand ponders an FTA with Britain
16-Dec-2019 The Thaiger
Thailand is pondering the possibilities of creating a free trade agreement with the UK after British PM Boris Johnson’s victory in the UK election.
How many trade deals will we lose access to post Brexit if we leave the Customs Union?
12-Dec-2019 Full Fact
So far, the UK has negotiated 19 agreements covering 50 countries, which will come into force after the transition period ends.
US banned climate from UK trade talks
11-Dec-2019 The Ecologist
The US has banned any mention of climate change in US-UK trade talks.
I helped negotiate a trade deal with the US – I know they will demand an NHS sell off
11-Dec-2019 The Independent
Behind the bluster about “getting Brexit done” is an ambitious long term agenda: to realign our economy and our standards with the interests of American business.
Tories’ dirty war on NHS exposed as 17,000 beds are lost since 2012 reforms
9-Dec-2019 Daily Mirror
Neither Boris Johnson nor Donald Trump deny evidence of secret talks as NHS is under attack by ’market’ ideologues in a privatising policy which began with Thatcher.
How to protect the NHS in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US
3-Dec-2019 The Conversation
There are two solutions to this impending problem, which most political parties could agree to if they are truly committed to protecting the NHS.
NHS drug prices, chlorine-washed chicken and secretive courts: What do US-UK trade documents tell us about life after Brexit?
29-Nov-2019 The Independent
Hundreds of pages of leaked documents detailing behind-closed-doors talks between US and UK officials have stoked fears about the true price of a post-Brexit trade deal with Trump’s America.
UK faced with EU-US biotechnology dilemma post-Brexit
28-Nov-2019 Euractiv
The discussion over science-based policymaking in the EU, in general, has been heating up in recent years, with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) front and centre of the debate.
US-UK trade leak: US seeks changes to patents and GIs
28-Nov-2019 World Intellectual Property Review
Confidential documents from trade negotiations between the UK government and the US detail the US position regarding IP provisions.
Leaked US trade talks show how Trump is dictating Johnson’s approach to a hard Brexit
28-Nov-2019 Open Democracy
Far from taking back control, Britain has clearly entered into a relationship where we hold none of the cards.
Explosive leaked trade papers show NHS, chlorinated chicken already on table in US trade talks
27-Nov-2019 Global Justice Now
Trade deal with Trump would threaten public services, consumer protection and online rights.
France says post-Brexit trade deal requires UK to align with EU standards
26-Nov-2019 New Europe
The EU and UK can reach an agreement on a future trade relationship provided that Britain sticks closely to Europe’s labour and environmental standards, according to France’s trade minister.
How fast could UK-EU trade deal be struck?
22-Nov-2019 BBC
While the UK focuses on its upcoming general election, with all the uncertainty it throws up, the EU is using the time and space to game-plan the various negotiation scenarios that may follow.
Japan economy Minister says he hopes Britain joins TPP trade pact after Brexit
20-Nov-2019 New York Times
Negotiations about Britain’s entry into the free trade bloc can’t really take place as long as it remains an EU member.
UK consumers will expect EU standards in FTA - Hogan
15-Nov-2019 RTE
The European Commission has already done a substantial amount of preparation for the EU-UK future relationship negotiations and trade talks could be done quickly, EU trade commissioner said.
This is what US business wants from a US-UK trade deal
14-Nov-2019 Huffington Post
A post-Brexit deal should make it easier to build supermarkets, avoid tax and sue the UK, US business lobbyists say.
The NHS will be part of any post-Brexit US free trade deal—here’s why
8-Nov-2019 The London Economic
“Free trade” deals are often a cover for privatising public services and US negotiating texts already mention British drug and tech companies.
Ukraine ready for conclusion of FTA with UK, and hard Brexit trade representative
8-Nov-2019 MENAFN
Ukraine is ready for conclusion of a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom and for economic cooperation in the face of hard Brexit.
Can Britain reach a trade deal with the EU by the end of 2020?
8-Nov-2019 The Guardian
Few experts believe transition period is long enough, raising continued threat of no-deal Brexit.
The UK will never get the US trade deal it wants
7-Nov-2019 CNN
The United Kingdom is likely to be confronted by a phalanx of hard-nosed American trade officials who will attempt to pry open British markets to more American goods.