MP Liz Truss says Uighur issue can t be ignored in Beijing trade talks
| Updated: 23:52, 11 March 2021
South West Norfolk MP and International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, is hoping to clinch a £80bn a year trade deal with China.
Ms Truss, who has sewn up several ambitious deals since Brexit, was asked over a webinar this week about a prospective deal with Beijing.
This week, her department announced a new £200m trade deal with Cameroon.
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Signing the deal, International trade minister Ranil Jayawardena said: âTodayâs deal secures opportunities for both British and Cameroonian businesses - and will help support jobs .
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Commenting, Gaurav Singh, founding partner at venture capitalist firm JPIN VCATS, told Express.co.uk: India is one of the world’s largest economies and presents huge potential as a key partner for trade and investment for the UK. India is a 21st-century powerhouse and creating a strong UK-India trading relationship will help to fuel economic recovery in a post-Brexit, post-Covid UK.
“India and the UK have been working to improve trade and it can really allow the UK to benefit from the immense growth India is about to experience in the coming decade.
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03/10/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/10/2021 03:27
New report shows 6.5 million jobs supported by exports
New research released estimates nearly 6.5 million jobs in the UK are supported by exports. Commissioned by the Department for International Trade and carried out by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde, it lifts the lid on the value of exporting-led jobs to the UK economy and helps inform the discussion around the untapped exporting potential of businesses across the country.
This ground-breaking research estimates that median wages in jobs directly and indirectly supported by exports were around 7% higher than the national median and that more jobs (3.7 million) are supported by exports to the rest of the world than to the EU (2.8 million). The Office for National Statistics also estimates that goods exporting businesses are 21% more productive than those who do not. It provides a clear rationale for pursuing an exports-led re