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After almost two years of negotiations, the UK is set to become the first European nation to join the Pacific Rim free trade organisation, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). David Sapsted reports.
The United Kingdom has become a member of a free trade bloc embracing 500 million consumers. And it isn’t the European Union. No wonder, then, that some Remainers are feeling triggered by Rishi Sunak’s success in steering Britain to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). David Henig, UK director of the European Centre
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a free trade pact based around the Pacific rim. Britain will become the 12th member, and the first to join since the partnership since its inception.