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Joe Biden: Expert discusses potential US-UK trade deal
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The UK applied to join the CPTPP earlier this month on the first anniversary of its official departure from the EU. The partnership is worth £9trillion and would cut tariffs for the UK on key industries from food and drink to cars. The UK conducted £111billion worth of trade with the nations within the bloc in 2019, according to the official Government website, and already has deals with seven out of the 11 CPTPP member states.