10-04-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com

Keep close trade ties with EU post-Brexit, UK government warned

The IoD says EU provides strong growth for British businesses selling goods overseasThe UK should not prioritise making trade deals around the world at the expense of maintaining close ties with the European Union following Brexit, the government has been warned.The Institute of Directors, one of the country’s top business lobby groups with more than 30,000 members, said ministers would need to boost trade with both the EU and the rest of the world to make their “global Britain&rdquo
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