The government must produce an International Trade White Paper and give urgent clarity what their plans are for our future international trade – Barry Gardiner

Barry Gardiner MP,
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade, commenting on this
week’s inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers meeting said:

“The
Commonwealth Trade Ministers meeting further demonstrates that the
government is actively holding discussions with potential trading partners on
our future trading relations. Although the government has told us their plan
for Brexit, they have not presented to Parliament and the British people what
their plan is for international trade. We’ve been promised an ‘independent
trade policy’ from the Secretary of State for International Trade, however,
this has not been disclosed.

“The
government must produce an International Trade White Paper and give urgent
clarity what their plans are for our future international trade, outlining
negotiating principles and trade policy objectives.

“To this end,
I have written to the Secretary of State for International Trade
calling for him to urgently publish an International Trade White Paper and to
address key unanswered questions about the government’s international trade
policy.”