Government assessment suggests the deal may only grow the UK economy by 0.08% but requires the UK to drop key environmental commitments as part of the deal including those aimed at reducing the production of palm oil, a key driver of deforestation in Asia.

The UK Trade and Business Commissions has published a comprehensive assessment of the state of UK trade containing 114 recommendations to remove barriers to growth and prepare the UK economy for the challenges and opportunities of the next decade.

Responding to confirmation that the new Australia and New Zealand trade deals will come into effect this month, Layla Moran MP, member of the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission, said

Responding to the announcement that the UK Government has reached an agreement to join the CPTPP) Caroline Lucas MP, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

In a UK first, an economy-wide consultation has been launched to gather evidence on the biggest issues facing all industries in the post-Brexit landscape and as the UK Government negotiates new trade agreements.

Responding to the new British Chambers of Commerce report, Hilary Benn MP co-convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

Responding to new LSE research which suggests that Brexit has added £210 to the average annual food bill since 2020, Hilary Benn MP, Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:

Responding to warnings from the UK aluminium sector that the Trade Remedies Authority’s (TRA) proposed anti-dumping tariffs are too low and could force British manufacturers to close shop, industrial and chemical sector expert and UK Trade and Business Commissioner Dr Geoff Mackey said,

Responding to news that the UK’s trade deal with New Zealand will be formally laid in Parliament on 27th October, MP for Brighton Pavilion and UK Trade and Business Commissioner Caroline Lucas said,

Responding to an ESRI report published today, citing that UK-EU exports are down 16% and imports to the UK from the EU are down 20% compared to anticipated levels of trade growth for EU members since the start of 2021, Virgin Group chair and Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission Peter Norris said,

In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts what role devolution and levelling up have in future UK trade deals.

In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government need to do in order to embed environmental and standards protections in future UK trade deals.

In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government can do to support the agriculture and fishing industries post-Brexit.

In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government can do to support the growth of Financial Services and FinTech industries.

The UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the best approaches with which to conduct future international trading relationships. Ensuring that trade maximises domestic priorities while also strengthening international partnerships is an important balance to achieve, and it is critical going forward that the UK does not sacrifice its overall aims and goals by rushing insufficient trade deals which do not feed into overall UK objectives.

Arts and culture is a cornerstone in the UK’s global influence and soft power but creative industries have been badly impacted in the aftermath of Brexit. As the government pursues new international trade deals, the UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the current economic challenges facing the creative sectors and what is required in future trade deals to ensure the UK's cultural sector thrives.

This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission analysed the UK’s manufacturing and construction sectors, with one hour-long panel on manufacturing immediately followed by an hour-long panel on construction.