Britain is to join one of the world’s largest trade blocs in a move that Rishi Sunak claimed would put the country at the centre of a “dynamic and growing” grou
Britain will be the first new member since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was created in 2018, and the first European country in the bloc.
Critics have warned that the new trade deal will deliver limited economic benefits for Britain, while charities have slammed the relaxation of tariffs on palm oil imports as "outrageous"
For the United Kingdom, it is not so clear how much good the TPP deal can do: one of the reasons why London views the agreement as so important is partly