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Not strictly true again, it's not a FTA but there exists a trade deal in some form and the UK just signed with Australia - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk
by reubeniv 8y ago
Not strictly true again, it's not a FTA but there exists a trade deal in some form and the UK just signed with Australia - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-australia-agree-continuity-of-mutual-recognition-agreement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-australia-agree-co...
- isostatic 8y agoThat's not really a trade deal (well it's not listed on the page with the free trade agreements the UK has [0], nor on the list of preferential trade deals the UK has [1]) While the spin is "we're doing business", all this does is "continue to benefit from existing arrangements for mutual recognition" Given that those benefits are so insignificant they don't appear as free trade agreements says it all really. It's to do with certification (not tarrifs) in a few areas (Automotive Products, Pressure Equipment, Medical Devices etc) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_free_trade_agreements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_free_trade_agre... [1] https://fullfact.org/europe/how-many-free-trade-deals-has-eu-done/ https://fullfact.org/europe/how-many-free-trade-deals-has-eu...