Media coverage2024-07-10T13:25:04+01:00

2023

A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?, Politics Home, 11 May 2023

Industry leaders welcome UK’s CPTPP trade deal, Global Trade Review, 4 May 2023

Will Britain’s new trade deal with the Pacific Rim make a success out of Brexit?, Marketplace, 20 April 2023

Predicted 0.08% boost from UK-Asia trade deal could be overestimate, The Independent, 10 April 2023

Current State of UK Trade Policy, Trade Knowledge Matters, Trade Knowledge Exchange, 6 April 2023

Industry leaders welcome UK’s CPTPP trade deal, Global Trade Review, 5 April 2023

Explainer: Why is Britain joining a trans-Pacific trade pact?, Reuters, 31 March 2023

CPTPP trade bloc to give U.K. green light to join, Nikkei Asia, 31 March 2023

London Announces Joining The Pacific Trade Pact CPTPP, Globe Echo, 31 March 2023

Britain’s joining CPTPP. So what the hell is it?, POLITICO, 30 March 2023

Foreign trade: British accession to the Pacific Trade Pact CPTPP is imminent, Indo & NY, 29 March 2023

FactCheck: Does new Northern Ireland Brexit deal ‘remove any sense’ of an Irish Sea border?, Channel 4 News, 28 February 2023

Brexit slammed the UK economy. The new Northern Ireland deal gives it hope, CNN Business, 28 February 2023

The three bids vying to become Wales’ first freeport, WalesOnline, 16 February 2023

EU green spending puts pressure on UK to act, Investor’s Chronicle (The Financial Times), 10 February 2023

Ucrania sueña con la UE, pero todavía busca su identidad europea, El País, 10 February 2023

What is a freeport UK? Scotland green freeports locations, Rishi Sunak tax break hub policy explained, NationalWorld, 13 January 2023

2022

Brexit row erupts as Rishi Sunak accused of sitting on benefits of looming new deal, The Daily Express, 28 December 2022

Government won’t publish estimate of economic benefits of latest Brexit trade deal, Estonian Free Press, 28 December 2022

Government refuses to publish economic benefits estimate of latest Brexit trade deal, The Independent, 28 December 2022

The world gets tough on trade, Investors’ Chronicle (The Financial Times), 15 December 2022

Increasing number of people in United Kingdom go hungry because of price spikes, PBS NewsHour, 13 December 2022

Geopolitical Rivalries Are Transforming the Contours of Trade, Bloomberg UK, 4 December 2022

Brexit blow: exports to Japan fall following ‘historic’ free trade agreement 2022, Inventiva, 1 December 2022

EU to raise concerns over UK’s freeports scheme, The Financial Times, 30 November 2022

Brexit Britain trapped in the middle as US and EU go to war on trade, Politico, 29 November 2022

Cardiff Airport wants to become a freeport at the heart of a south-east Wales bid, Wales Online, 29 November 2022

Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal, The Guardian, 26 November 2022

‘Not Actually Very Good’ Britain’s Post-Brexit Trade Agreements with Japan & Australia, Byline Times, 15 November 2022

Rishi Sunak offers UK’s allies cause for hope but Tory dangers linger, Business Standard, 14 November 2022

Green energy focused Welsh freeport consortium bidder appoints chair, Business Live, 10 November 2022

Sunak Offers UK’s Allies Cause for Hope But Tory Dangers Linger, Bloomberg UK, 6 November 2022

‘Not a priority!’ Biden snubs UK again as trade deal with US stonewalled for years, The Daily Express, 4 November 2022

Michael Gove shares ‘misleading’ post-Brexit trade claim, The National, 3 November 2022

UK unveils investment zones as part of disastrous budget, fDi Intelligence (The Financial Times), 7 October 2022

UK freeport incentives could amount to unfair export subsidies: UKTPO, Global Trade Review, 5 October 2022

Plans for multi-site green energy focused freeport in south-west Wales, Business Live, 30 September 2022

Liz Truss plans radical shift in economic policy, The Financial Times, 20 September 2022

Das ökonomische Mastermind hinter Liz Truss, Wirtschaftswoche, 11 September 2022

Can green Brexit benefits offset the costs of leaving?, Raconteur, 7 September 2022

Indian trade deal brings pesticide peril, The Scottish Farmer, 14 August 2022

UK-India trade deal could lead to toxic pesticides allowed in India harming UK consumers: Report, The Times of India, 6 August 2022

UK-India trade deal could undermine food standards say experts, EnvironmentJournal, 5 August 2022

India trade deal could bring spike in toxic pesticides in UK food, report warns, FarmingUK, 4 August 2022

Campaigners warn India free trade deal could result in higher levels of pesticides in UK food, BusinessGreen, 4 August 2022

India trade deal risks rise of toxic pesticides in UK food: New report, Food Manufacture, 4 August 2022

UK negotiating strategy risks bad Brexit trade deal with India, parliamentary committee warns, The Independent, 22 July 2022

Can food tariff cuts really put a dent in inflation?, The Grocer, 19 July 2022

Boris Johnson v ethics adviser: what is row over steel tariffs about?, The Guardian, 17 June 2022

Brexit benefits: From Honduras to Hull, via Hong Kong, Yorkshire Bylines, 9 June 2022

Why the U.K. is threatening to tear up part of its Brexit treaty with the European Union, Marketplace, 27 May 2022

Forget Biden! Liz Truss told to ‘relax’ as US trade deal would be hellishly controversial, The Express, 21 May 2022

A freeport is to be established in Wales with £26m from the UK government, Wales Online, 12 May 2022

Four things that have changed since the last Brexit cliff edge, The Financial Times, 12 May 2022

Week in London : All eyes on CPTPP, Borderlex, 5 May 2022

Johnson’s plan to slash food tariffs would make little difference to grocery bills, analysis suggests, The Independent, 29 April 2022

UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains, The Express, 27 April

‘93% is in each state’ Penny Mordaunt highlights UK tactic to target ‘20% of US economy’, The Express, 24 April

Brexit masterstroke: UK on brink of trade revolution as ‘unreasonable’ EU rules decimated, The Express, 23 April

Boris Johnson’s hopes of post-Brexit US-UK trade agreement dashed – ‘Biden not interested’, The Express, 2 April 2022

Tory MP reminds Boris of his private promise EU deal ‘would be temporary’, The Express, 2 April 2022

Any Port In A Storm? The Future For Freeports, Politics Home, 31 March 2022

How conflict is hurting Ukrainian farmers and consumers worldwide, The Breaker, 30 March 2022

Mid-Mornings with Richard Tice, Talk Radio, 27 March 2022

Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn, The Independent, 18 March 2022

Russia dealt another ‘crushing blow’ from G7 tariffs, says Joe Biden, The Telegraph, 14 March 2022

Ukraine crisis: China walks ‘diplomatic tightrope’, but impact of sanctions on Russia seen as ‘limited’ for bilateral trade, South China Morning Post, 25 February 2022

Developing | Ukraine-Russia conflict, South China Morning Post, 25 February 2022

Rise in UK-Brazil trade threatens to speed up destruction of Amazon rainforest and other precious ecosystems, Sustain, 23 February 2022

Presidents’ Day – what does the future hold for the ‘special’ relationship?, Business Leader, 18 February 2022

Two new ‘green’ freeports to be created in Scotland, but likely benefits scrutinised, Edie, 14 February 2022

What is a freeport? Tax break hubs, Scotland ‘green freeports’ and where they will be located in UK explained, NationalWorld, 14 February 2022

Le Royaume-Uni enregistre une baisse de ses exportations vers l’Union européenne, Les Echos, 13 February 2022

Pig culls and fertiliser shortages mean higher prices for British shoppers, The Independent, 13 February 2022

UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows, The Guardian, 11 February 2022

Weekend Read: Brexit and the pandemic have cost UK businesses £250bn, each, City A.M., 30 January 2022

Cost of Covid-19 and Brexit to the UK economy now at at least £250bn each, with Brexit expected to cost more long-term: research, Internet Retailing, 28 January 2022

Brexit costs UK business as much as Covid – report, Fashion Network, 26 January 2022

Trump-era export tariffs are still rattling British steelmakers, Marketplace, 19 January 2022

Liam Fox’s job hunt cost taxpayer £62,000, The Times, 17 January 2022

How to shift the gloomy narrative around Brexit, Financial Times, 13 January 2022

Bloomberg Westminster: Not Just Another Brexit Special, Bloomberg, 7 January 2022

Happy now? How a year outside the EU’s legal and trading arrangements has changed Britain, The Economist, 1 January 2022

2021

Perfect Storm: a look back at a tumultuous year of Brexit and Covid, The Guardian, 28 December 2021

Biden fires ‘warning shot’ at UK over Brexit as tensions boil – ‘not interested’, The Express, 18 December 2021

A Transatlantic Conversation on Post-Pandemic Global Trade, Plastics Industry Association, 15 December 2021

Closest allies, but why does a UK-US trade deal seem elusive?, South China Morning Post, 10 December 2021

UK ‘taking risks’ in haste to agree new trade deals, audit finds, Global Trade Review, 8 December 2021

Small food businesses unprepared for next stage of Brexit controls, experts warn, The Grocer, 8 December 2021

Express vastly overstates impact of UK trade deals, Full Fact, 3 December 2021

Zoom opened the door for a revolution in the sale of British services overseas, The Times, 23 November 2021

Prince Charles pauses shipping of Christmas hampers to the EU amid Brexit changes, Metro, 16 November 2021

Did Brexit Work for Business? Dispatches, Channel 4, 15 November 2021

UK-EU trade agreement has ‘caused £44bn hit to trade’, Global Trade Review, 15 November 2021

Small exporters are shifting operations out of UK due to Brexit, survey suggests, The i, 15 November 2021

Brexit: Tariffs paid on £9.5bn of UK exports to EU despite Boris Johnson’s claim of ‘tariff-free’ deal, Independent, 15 November 2021

Running a shop after Brexit: how taxing could it be? The Times, 14 November 2021

Low taxes and levelling up: the great freeport experiment comes to Teesside, The Observer, 14 November 2021

UK refuses to join trade pact to end fossil fuel subsidies, eliminate tariffs on green goods, Politico, 11 November 2021

UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains, The Independent, 7 November 2021

Les fruits amers du divorce, La Liberté, 6 November 2021

‘Why did you sign it?’ Questions raised about Britain’s sign-off on NI protocol, GB News, 10 October 2021

Boris Johnson’s Brexit choices are making Britain’s fuel and food shortages worse, CNN, 29 September 2021

Most Favoured Nation: In Liz We Truss?, Most Favoured Nation, 17 September 2021

Crossing the pond: Where is the growth? Relocate Magazine, 16 September 2021

For Northern Ireland, Brexit means red tape and subsidies, The Economist, 3 September 2021

UK-New Zealand trade deal close but will only have a ‘minuscule’ impact in British shops, experts say, The i, 31 August 2021

Brexit Britain wants to liberalise trade with poor countries, The Economist, 14 August 2021

Business chief calls on PM to save north-east from Brexit damage, The Guardian, 9 August 2021

‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit, Wikinews, 30 June 2021

Australia to enjoy exports boost six times greater than UK from trade deal, experts say, The Independent, 22 June 2021

So geht es der Wirtschaft fünf Jahre nach dem Brexit-Votum, Der Spiegel, 22 June 2021

European retailers still tied up in post-Brexit red tape, The Telegraph, 21 June 2021

Trade policies negotiated without proper scrutiny have big implications for Britain, The Times, 19 June 2021

Brexit faces problems at the Northern Irish border, The Economist, 17 June 2021

UK-Australia trade deal: New work visa proposals for Brits’ explained, and why it might be smoke and mirrors, The i, 17 June 2021

Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’, Independent, 16 June 2021

Australia will benefit more from UK trade deal says expert, ABC News, 16 June 2021

Britain Signs Its First Major Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Australia, New York Times, 15 June 2021

The UK’s big GMO food plan might not be that big, Wired, 14 June 2021

G7 summit 2021: Boris Johnson says he will do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect territorial integrity of UK after NI spat, The Times, 13 June 2021

A carbon tax on imports is the wrong way to level up world trade, The Times, 10 June 2021

Warning over lower pesticide standards as UK eyes Pacific free trade deal, ThisisMoney, 9 June 2021

Liz Truss is wrong to paint Australian trade concerns as SNP grievance, The National, 7 June 2021

UK looks to seal Australia trade deal after G7, Financial Times, 2 June 2021

A tenth of British exports to the EU have faced tariffs since the start of 2021, new research finds, Institute of Export & International Trade, 1 June 2021

British exports worth billions have faced EU tariffs since Brexit, BBC News, 28 May 2021

UK seeks ambitious trade deal to prise open protectionist Indian economy, The Telegraph, 25 May 2021

Times letters: Proposed tariff-free Australian trade deal, The Times, 21 May 2021

U.K. Goods Trade Crawls Back Amid Brexit Slump, Pandemic Turmoil, Bloomberg, 12 May 2021

UK’s services sector starts to count the real cost of Brexit, Financial Times, 10 May 2021

Brexit: European Parliament backs UK trade deal, BBC News, 28 April 2021

Joe Biden ‘more interested’ in joining CPTPP than trade deal with Brexit Britain, The Express, 27 April 2021

Britânicos seguem empacados nos problemas do Brexit, Veja, 23 April 2021

Freeports aren’t about ‘levelling up’ – they’re a cover for tax cuts and deregulation, iNews, 22 April 2021

Brexit: UK-EU level playing field provisions ‘the most extensive’ of any trade agreement, Yahoo Finance, 22 April 2021

Long read: The beginner’s guide to freeports, Public Finance, 22 April 2021

Trade benefits of UK freeports “limited”, says parliamentary committee, Global Trade Review, 20 April 2021

UK MPs and business figures seek to improve Brexit trade deal, Financial Times, 12 April 2021

Newport seeking freeport status, Business Live, 12 April 2021

100 Days later, Brexit isn’t working and business wants it fixed, Erie News Now, 12 April 2021

Verschärfte Kontrollen nach Brexit verschoben, ORF TV, 6 April 2021

Japanese companies still gauging future of post-Brexit U.K., Japan Times, 25 March 2021

Can freeports really revitalise the UK economy? Prospect, 22 March 2021

The UK’s independent trade strategy: US, Asia, or the EU? Trade Finance Global, 16 March 2021

Freeports will open up another gap in Britain’s already over-stretched defences against economic crime, Politics Home, 10 March 2021

Freeports, BBC Politics South, 7 March 2021 (starts approx. 7 mins)

Rishi Sunak’s plans for Darlington and Teesside, The Economist, 6 March 2021

Peter Holmes on Freeports, BBC Radio Cornwall, 3 March 2021 (starts approx. 47:40)

Interview with Peter Holmes about Freeports, Times Radio, 2 March 2021 (starts approx. 01:35:35)

A freeport for Poole: Free trade or free ride? West Country Bylines, 2 March 2021

Britain’s climate dilemma as it navigates post-Brexit trade, Politico, 28 February 2021

“Game changing” plans to bring a freeport to Teesside submitted to government, ITV news, 8 February 2021

Peter Holmes on Freeports, Breakfast on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, 5 February 2021 (starts approx. 2:24:16)

Rishi Sunak’s free ports are no silver bullet for our economy, Labour List, 4 February 2021

Dog food manufacturers among few to benefit from freeports, claims Labour, The Mirror, 3 February 2021

Why Britain wants to join a Pacific trade deal, The Telegraph, 1 February 2021

UK to apply for TPP membership Monday for ‘bridge’ to Asia, Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2021

UK-EU trade tariffs after Brexit: what businesses need to know, The Telegraph, 31 January 2021

5 things to expect from Joe Biden on UK trade, Politico, 20 January 2021

‘Big loss’ for Britain as EU trade deal exposes some UK cars to tariffs, Yahoo! Finance, 20 January 2021

The idea of buccaneering Britain was appealing but the reality is different, The Times, 19 January 2021

EU invited to join CPTPP as rug pulled from under Boris Johnson’s Brexit dream, The Express, 14 January 2021

Brexit uncertainty halts animal feed supplies, Farmers Weekly, 13 January 2021

Joe Biden pressured by allies to ‘get trade deal with EU before UK’ amid Brexit row, The Express, 13 January 2021

Trade preferences need predictability, Vox EU, 11 January 2021

US Ambassador says Britain will win post-Brexit ‘prizes’ – hints ‘major’ US-UK trade deal, The Express, 6 January 2021

How FDI responds to non-trade provisions in preferential trade agreements, Vox EU, 5 January 2021

The joint effect of private and public environmental regulation on emissions, Vox EU, 3 January 2021

2020

Will London lose its clout? BFM, 31 December 2020

Journal 20h00, France 2, 25 December 2020 (starts approx. 15:55)

EU ‘fearing NEW rival trade bloc with Britain, US and Australia’, The Express, 17 December 2020

UK exports lag behind rivals amid Brexit and Covid uncertainty, Financial Times, 16 December 2020

Brexit deadlock between UK and EU ‘very strange’ – Boris ‘not telling us something’, The Express, 15 December 2020

Call You & Yours – How ready are you for Brexit?, BBC Radio 4, 15 December 2020

Boris Johnson crushed as 2021 deadline for US-UK trade deal ‘will NOT be met’, The Express, 11 December 2020

Cost of living gains from Brexit trade deals illusory, say experts, The Independent, 9 December 2020

Brexit fishing fury as Nicola Sturgeon ‘set to take away UK waters after Indyref2’, The Express, 9 December 2020

Times letters: the search for a deal in Brexit trade talks, The Times, 9 December 2020

The year of coronavirus has helped China close the gap on America, The Times, 5 December 2020

Boris Johnson set to secure critical agreement with Switzerland as EU talks on brink, The Express, 3 December 2020

Switzerland strikes post-Brexit business travel deal, The Telegraph, 3 December 2020

Podcast | What’s going on with Brexit? Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2 December 2020

Is the UK’s trade deal with Japan better than the EU’s? Full Fact, 30 November 2020

The Food Programme: What’s the deal with “chlorinated chicken”? BBC Radio 4, 23 November 2020

Will Freeports turbo charge the economy? Breakfast on BBC Radio Cumbria, 18 November 2020 (start approx. 2:07:19)

Freeports are economically trivial and politically expensive, Financial Times, 19 November 2020

Ghana loses faith on UK trade deal, The Telegraph, 15 November 2020

Brexit: UK firms face £80bn trade hit due to government failure to roll over EU deals, The Independent, 13 November 2020

Cost of living gains from Brexit trade deals illusory, say experts, The Independent, 11 November 2020

The freeport con, New Statesman, 10 November 2020

Brexit: Liz Truss secures tariff wins with her Japan trade deal – for products UK doesn’t export, The Independent, 8 November 2020

Searching for value in the Japan–UK trade agreement, East Asia Forum, 3 November 2020

The Japan-UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) – Running To Stand Still Or Stepping Stone? Trade Knowledge Exchange, 27 October 2020

Britain and Japan sign post-Brexit trade deal, BBC News, 23 October 2020

Cheese seals the deal as UK and Japan sign ‘historic’ trade pact, Politico, 23 October 2020

UK Conservatives ponder global trade reboot, Politico, 22 October 2020

Farming Today: WTO trade rules, feathers for insulation, migrating wild birds and record breaking sheepdogs, BBC Radio 4, 20 October 2020 (starts approx. 07:20)

Hope for low-standard import ban boosted as expert claims it would be WTO compliant, Farmers Guardian, 18 October 2020

Covid 19 highlights need to update pharma supply chains, Chemistry World, 15 October 2020

Brexit will harm trade with the poorest countries, research shows, devex, 14 October 2020

Brexit: Expert reveals chances of getting a deal, Daily Express, 30 September 2020

Quest for trade deals takes Britain into turbulent seas, The Telegraph, 22 September 2020

Angela Merkel issues subtle message to UK with latest no deal warning – ‘Prepare and plan’, The Daily Express, 19 September 2020

Boris Johnson reassured Brexit U-turn to have no ‘long-lasting’ impact on UK reputation, The Daily Express, 13 September 2020

Britain is risking a car-crash Brexit of food shortages, another recession and isolation, CNN Business, 12 September 2020

Badgers, Brexit and a deal for dairy, Farmers Weekly Podcast, 11 September 2020 (starts approx. 2:50)

5 things to know about the UK-Japan trade deal, Politico, 11 September 2020

Britain clinches first major trade deal since leaving the EU, CNN Business, 11 September 2020

Westminster Hour – Freeports, BBC Radio 4, 6 September 2020 (starts approx. 45:00)

Brexit breakthrough: UK set to finalise new trade deal with Japan as soon as NEXT WEEK, The Daily Express, 5 September 2020

Government’s post-Brexit ‘freeport’ scheme tipped to make ‘no material effect’ on UK economy, The New European, 3 August 2020

Rishi Sunak’s freeports plan could hand vital boost to critical UK sector after Brexit, The Express, 3 August 2020

Freeport advantages for business are ‘almost non-existent’, Financial Times, 2 August 2020

Mini Cooper Drivers May Face Mighty Shock of New Brexit Rules, Bloomberg, 30 July 2020

Johnson accused of post-Brexit attack on devolution, Channel 4 News, 22 July 2020

POLITICO Pro Morning Trade UK, Politico, 17 July 2020

Freeports plan will have ‘negligible’ benefit to UK economy, trade experts warn, The Independent, 15 July 2020

Business and politicians wary of UK plan for low-tax trade zones, Financial Times, 12 July 2020

U.K.’s Global Trade Deals Still Pose a Huge Pre-Brexit Challenge, Yahoo! Finance, 7 July 2020

Brexit: Cars produced in Japan to be stamped ‘Made in Britain’ under Boris Johnson’s plans, The Independent, 3 July 2020

DIT to review its trade modelling to strengthen the UK’s hand in future deal negotiations, Institute of Export & International Trade, 2 July 2020

Quel avenir pour les relations commerciales entre le Royaume-Uni et la Chine? CGTN Francais, 27 June 2020

Brexit trade talks: Clock ticking on promise of global Britain, The Times, 15 June 2020

Boris Johnson faces losing billions if he bans Huawei in the UK, The Telegraph, 13 June 2020

Food standards and gin, Farmers Weekly Podcast, 12 June 2020 (starts approx. 03:50)

Brexit: UK borders still not ready for leaving single market at end of year, MPs told, The Independent, 10 June 2020

A new trade bargain can secure the supplies we need to fight next wave, The Telegraph, 10 June 2020

The UK and EU are facing the most extreme version of Brexit, Financial Times, 7 June 2020

Brexit: Businesses told to expect more bureaucracy and additional costs from January, Irish Times, 5 June 2020

No-deal Brexit holds fewer fears for a Covid-ravaged economy, Financial Times, 4 June 2020

No-Deal Brexit Threat Looms Over Pandemic-Ravaged U.K., Bloomberg, 2 June 2020

Coronavirus and Brexit are a poisonous combination for UK business, Financial Times, 2 June 2020

Nuts, bolts and bay leaves: UK trade after Brexit, Financial Times, 22 May 2020

London soll zum Singapur an der Themse werden, Wirtschafts Woche, 10 May 2020

Britain walks a tightrope in opening trade talks with China, The Telegraph, 5 May 2020

Globalization is Down but Not Out Yet, Wall Street Journal, 28 April 2020

PPE hoarding and lessons from the 2007 food crisis, Financial Times, 27 April 2020

‘Global Britain’ dream threatened by virus nightmare, The Telegraph, 5 April 2020

Coronavirus: Lack of workers ‘could create food shortages’, Brighton Argus, 30 March 2020

The battle to keep supply chains rolling, Financial Times, 26 March 2020

British economy ‘to grow 0.16% at best under US trade deal, The Guardian, 2 March 2020

Inside Business – UK – EU Trade, BBC Sounds, 29 February 2020

UK., EU Gear Up for Thorny Post-Brexit Negotiations, Wall Street Journal, 27 February 2020

Boris Johnson’s Freeport Idea Is Full of Holes, Yahoo! Finance, 26 February 2020

Brexit Britain’s freeport utopia isn’t about free trade, or ports, Wired, 25 February 2020

Sunak gets ready to do a reverse Osborne, The Sunday Times, 23 February 2020

Brexit: How do you negotiate a trade agreement?, BBC News, 21 February 2020

BBC Politics South East – Free Ports Boost or Bust? BBC One South East, 17 February 2020 (starts approx. 21:05)

Brexit: Ministers refuse to release secret studies believed to show little gain from trade deals with US and Asia, The Independent, 15 February 2020

How would free ports work in the UK? The Times, 10 February 2020

EU clamps down on free ports over crime and terrorism links, The Guardian, 10 February 2020

UK faces long road in ‘ambitious’ post-Brexit trade push into Asia, Nikkei Asian Review, 6 February 2020

Where a Brexit Trade Deal Matters Most to Boris Johnson, Bloomberg, 4 February 2020

Brexit and Fishing Rights, BBC Politics South East, 2 February 2020 (starts approx. 9 mins)

Post-Brexit Britain may find trade deals hard to negotiate, The Economist, 1 February 2020

Brexit is here. What’s next for fashion?, Vogue Business, 31 January 2020

Interview: Checks in Irish Sea might make Northern Ireland “unattractive” for trade, Xinhua News, 30 January 2020

What is a free port?, Port Technology, 30 January 2020

UK to outpace Europe in trade growth this year, US seen as top market for SMEs, Global Trade Review, 22 January 2020

Britain languishes behind EU in battle for African trade, Financial Times, 20 January 2020

Boris Johnson’s £60bn services deal dilemma, Financial Times, 13 January 2020

Government free port plans are pointless says Sussex expert, The Argus, 3 January 2020

2019

Can new free trade deals compensate for the loss of frictionless trade with the EU? BBC Newsnight, 11 December 2019 (starts approx. 5:30)

Brexit: Free trade deals ‘won’t offset leaving EU’, BBC News, 11 December 2019

Boris Johnson misleading public over impact of his ‘unlawful’ Brexit deal, trade experts warn, The Independent, 10 December 2019

Study says US trade deal is risk to Union, The Times, 10 December 2019

Boris Johnson under scrutiny over Irish Sea border claims, Financial Times, 9 December 2019

NHS data is a goldmine. It must be saved from big tech, The Guardian, 9 December 2019

US could get access to UK health data, experts warn, The BMJ, 7 December 2019

The truth about whether Boris Johnson is misleading voters over his Brexit deal, The Independent, 6 December 2019

Unrealistic election pledges will leave the UK disappointed, Financial Times, 5 December 2019

Professor L. Alan Winters on the Brexit timelines of the Conservatives and Labour, BBC News at 10, 4 December 2019 (starts approx. 22 mins)

US tech firms want access to £10bn NHS health data, The Times, 2 December 2019

Tories claim Brexit deal would not mean Irish sea admin – but expert says that’s wrong, News Letter, 28 November 2019

Boris Johnson’s ‘arbitrary’ Brexit deadline will damage UK economy, say trade experts, The Telegraph, 27 November 2019

‘That’s completely wrong’: Michael Gove falsely claims EU has no single market for services, The Independent, 26 November 2019

Brexit: Tariffs on 60% of goods entering NI from GB, BBC News, 16 November 2019

Brexit ‘could mean border checks between England, Scotland and Wales’, The Independent, 5 November 2019

Post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland may survive systemic abuse, Financial Times, 31 October 2019

What does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal mean for UK business? The Telegraph, 17 October 2019

This deal doesn’t get Brexit done – it’s just the end of the beginning, The Telegraph, 17 October 2019

Prof L. Alan Winters on the Prime Minister’s proposal for Northern Ireland, talkRADIO, 6 October 2019 (starts approx. 11:33am)

What one day’s imports and exports tell us about Britain’s trade with the world, iNews, 29 September 2019

Brexit threatens food regulations, The Ecologist, 11 September 2019

Govt has ‘clear path’ to water down food regulation, experts warn, Farming UK, 11 September 2018

Would free ports help a post-Brexit Britain? Raconteur, 9 September 2019

How the devaluation of the pound has affected British business – for better and for worse, The Telegraph, 8 September 2019

The EU has signed trade deals covering half a billion civilians since Brexit, The London Economic, 26 August 2019

Germany Has Told Britain Its Food Producers Might Not Bother Exporting To It After A No-Deal Brexit, Buzzfeed, 22 August 2019

Brexit has chilling effect on UK inward investment, Financial Times, 21 August 2019

Lidl lines up suppliers to cover no-deal costs, BBC News, 18 August 2019

Nearly 1,000 jobs are on the line in Inverclyde if there is a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, Greenock Telegraph, 16 August 2019

‘No deal’ could cost 1,100 West Fife jobs says MP, Dunfermline Press, 15 August 2019

How a no-deal Brexit threatens your weekly food shop, The Guardian, 13 August 2019

As the U.S.-China trade war rages, an even bigger battle with Europe is brewing, Marketplace, 12 August 2019

What free ports can and can’t achieve, The Economist, 8 August 2019

As UK accelerates post-Brexit freeport plans, Truss takes lessons from U.S., Reuters, 8 August 2019

The UK food industry wants a pause in antitrust law to tackle Brexit food shortages, CNBC, 7 August 2019

Good Morning Scotland – UK-US Trade Deal, BBC Radio Scotland, (starts approx. 2:09:30), 6 August 2019

UK hopes for quick US trade deal are pie in Brexit sky, The Irish Times, 2 August 2019

UK plans to create up to 10 freeports to boost post-Brexit trade, Reuters, 1 August 2019

From ‘Blade Runner’ to Brexit in England’s industrial north, Politico, 1 August 2019

The Today Programme – Post-Brexit Free Ports, BBC Radio 4, (starts approx. 49mins) 1 August 2019

Good Morning Scotland – No deal and the backstop, BBC Radio Scotland, (starts approx. 1hr 40mins), 30 July 2019

Deadlock on Brexit may mean economy is already in recession, top forecaster warns, The Telegraph, 22 July 2019

UKTPO Report Outlines Trade Winners & Losers, Bloomberg, 18 July 2019

No-deal Brexit will cost £22bn a year to compensate businesses, landmark analysis reveals, The Independent, 14 July 2019

Brexit will decimate UK services exports – but remarkably clueless politicians would rather remain silent, The Independent, 8 July 2019

Will Boris Johnson’s free-trade zones actually boost the economy post-Brexit?, The Independent, 7 July 2019

What is a free port? All you need to know about the free-trade zones, The Guardian, 6 July 2019

Experts sceptical on Johnson’s plans for regional freeports, Financial Times, 5 July 2019

What are ‘free ports’ and would they boost post-Brexit trade?, The Week, 2 July 2019

An economist’s view on key Brexit claims, The Times, 26 June 2019

UK accused of ‘silently eroding’ EU pesticide rules in Brexit laws, The Guardian, 12 June 2019

Interview: U.S.-UK trade deal unlikely to happen in foreseeable future: expert, Xinhua News, 11 June 2019

South Korea agrees deal with UK for post-Brexit trade, Financial Times, 10 June 2019

Brexit uncertainty drives investment boost for other EU countries, Financial Times, 10 June 2019

Experts are sceptical about a UK-US trade deal amid Brexit and China uncertainty, The National, 6 June 2019

Would a trade deal with Trump boost Brexit Britain? Financial Times, 4 June 2019

UK hopes trade deal with US could soften Brexit blow, Deutsche Welle, 4 June 2019

The maths of a trade deal with Trump do not add up, The Telegraph, 3 June 2019

Turkey shows Britain that a customs union can hurt, Politico, 16 May 2019

Researchers fear ‘watered down’ UK pesticide legislation, Farming UK, 15 May 2019

The future of Britain’s automotive industry, Prospect Magazine, 14 May 2019

How is Brexit affecting FDI into Britain? The Economist, 9 May 2019

BREXIT BOMBSHELL: Brussels now MORE committed to EU exit than UK – claims lawyer, The Express, 4 May 2019

Why May’s and Corbyn’s Brexit plans could harm UK cities, Yahoo! Finance, 22 April 2019

We must not compromise on our free market after Brexit divorce, The Telegraph, 7 April 2019

May’s deal has sacrificed services as price of ending free movement, The Times, 4 April 2019

May-Corbyn customs union is constitutional nonsense and a total victory for Brussels, The Telegraph, 3 April 2019

What is the trade advantage of being in a customs union with the EU? BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 2 April 2019 (Starts 23.26)

Are the new trade deals quite what they seem? Newsnight, 28 March 2019 (starts 25.30)

Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals ‘are incomplete’, BBC News, 28 March 2019

EU warns no-deal Brexit is ‘increasingly likely’, Financial Times, 25 March 2019

No-deal Brexit ‘to send exports tumbling by 20%’, says Sussex University’s UK Trade Policy Observatory, The Sunday Times, 24 March 2019

Uncle Sam’s trade deals are a game of chicken, The Sunday Times, 17 March 2019

Promises of new trade freedoms after Brexit are unlikely to be met, The Times, 16 March 2019

Most imports tariff-free under no-deal plan, BBC News, 13 March 2019

U.K. puts forward trade plans for no-deal Brexit, Global News, 13 March 2019

Britain’s trade gap widens as exports to EU fall, City A.M., 12 March 2019

Slashing Tariffs Won’t Redeem a No-Deal Brexit, Bloomberg, 9 March 2019

No-deal Brexit would take back control and hand it to Trump, experts say, The Independent, 6 March 2019

EU and U.S. officials meet to talk trade, Marketplace Podcast, 5 March 2019

How would a no-deal Brexit affect the UK economy? Financial Times, 4 March 2019

What could happen to food prices after Brexit? BBC News, 1 March 2019

How Brexit Could Damage Asian And African Economies, Global Finance, 1 March 2019

Free ports would deliver ‘limited’ economic boost to Grimsby, say economists, Grimsby Telegraph, 1 March 2019

After a no-deal Brexit, should Britain abolish all tariffs? The Economist, 28 February 2019

Honda, Brexit and the collapse of Japan’s love affair with the UK, Wired, 24 February 2019

‘Taking back control’ of UK agriculture clearly includes the right to be stupid, Financial Times, 21 February 2019

Honda to Shut Plant in Brexit-Shaken Britain, The New York Times, 19 February 2019

Honda’s U.K. plant closure adds to rising Brexit worries, CBS News, 19 February 2019

Honda to Shut Plant in Brexit-Shaken Britain, The Washington Post, 19 February 2019

Honda’s announcement that it will close its Swindon plant in 2021, BBC Radio Ulster (starts at 52.50 mins) 19 February 2019

Honda’s announcement that it will close its Swindon plant in 2021, BBC Radio Foyle (starts at 1hr 48) 19 February 2019

Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?, BBC News, 14 February 2019

Brexit: This is how many people could lose their jobs in each area of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry Telegraph, 13 February 2019

What are WTO terms and how will they affect the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit? ITV news, 11 February 2019

Stephen Morgan: Getting Brexit right for Portsmouth International Port is vital, The House, 5 February 2019

How can the UK continue trading on current terms with third countries covered by EU trade deals? The Independent, 3 February 2019

What are World Trade Organisation terms and what exactly do they mean? The Independent, 29 January 2019

Brexit: How many trade deals has the UK done? BBC News, 25 January 2019

It’s a Cruel World for U.K. Companies Weighing No-Deal Brexit, Bloomberg, 25 January 2019

How badly could Brexit disrupt agricultural exports from Northern Ireland? The Independent, 22 January 2019

Dani Garavelli: Like a mob ready to take to the streets if thwarted, The Scotsman, 19 January 2019

How to run a new Brexit referendum and disappoint everyone, The Economist, 16 January 2019

Britons Most at Risk in a Messy Split From EU Are Least Worried, The Wall Street Journal, 13 January 2019

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