
Richard Holden: Biden’s inauguration this week boosts Britain’s new opportunity to pivot to the world
With a new president in place, and the UK’s G7 presidency up and running, we will have a new Indo-Pacific trading opportunity.
With a new president in place, and the UK’s G7 presidency up and running, we will have a new Indo-Pacific trading opportunity.
We have now secured 97 per cent of the trade value that we set out to reach agreements for first, beyond the EU. And there’s more to come.
Home to some of the fastest-growing economies of the 21st century, it has never been more urgent to build new trading relationships there.
From wanting to tackle climate change, to striving for greater security cooperation, the PM and US president share many of the same goals.
This agreement paves the way for what could be the most exciting step yet for Global Britain’s independent trading story.
They can seem remote from the everyday priorities of people here at home. But at its heart, trade is a powerful way to deliver what people really care about.
The crux of the trade negotiations is to what degree we’re prepared to do this – in return for a high-quality agreement on trade in services, data and investment.
I expect the UK to emerge from this economic and health shakeup with permanent major changes of behaviour.
Trade negotiations and agreements are inherently political.
From Brexit, to climate change, to the World Trade Organization, how would this administration align with the UK government?
While working on its Brexit deal, it is simultaneously cultivating trade relationships with Japan, the US, Australia and New Zealand.
While the Government has been focussed on “levelling up” and other domestic issues, it’s time to consider the UK’s position on the world stage.
Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.
The idea that we should not seek the closest commercial relationship with the United States is unconscionable.
To remain in it for any longer than necessary would leave the fragile economy we will have after Covid-19 very vulnerable.