Ministers Cannot Name A Single Country That Asked UK For A Post-Brexit Trade Deal

Ministers steering the UK towards Brexit cannot point to a single country that has expressed an interest in striking a free trade deal. With the second set of negotiations set to accelerate in 2018, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will be stepping up efforts to find trade deals the UK can sign after Brexit in 2019. But when challenged by Labour MP Stella Creasy over which foreign governments were queuing up to trade with the UK, his department floundered. Greg Hands, Trade