An overview of key developments in UK trade policy as business and the opposition start looking beyond the 2024 general elections.
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Week in London: A UK ‘Chips Act’, EU-UK, e-bikes
Well, here we have the United Kingdom also joining the semiconductor industrial policy bandwagon…..
Week in London: Turkish ironing boards, new parliament committee, new reports
To save or not to save one single British company from Turkish competition, that is the question. And more in UK trade politics this week below.
Week in London: Badenoch on CPTPP, poor countries hit by steel safeguard, Oklahoma deal
Change is afoot in the UK. Badenoch quizzed as Commons trade committee meets for last time The UK parliament reached the end of a six-year-long era on Wednesday (19 April) as the House of Common’s international trade committee met for its final session. The committee is being disbanded as from …
Week in London: UK New Zealand side-letters, trade remedies
This week detailed – and interesting – new information emerged on the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement which is awaiting ratification. And the UK is now clearly on its own path with its trade remedies policy.
Week in London: Steel safeguard and sanction policy reviews
A week dedicated to policy reviews.
Week in London: Aluminium duties, labour and environment conditionality, Taiwan
An overview of notable developments in UK trade policy this week.
Interview: Baptism of fire for new UK Trade Remedies Authority
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority has faced a steep learning curve since taking responsibility for British trade defence policy in June last year. Oliver Griffiths, chief executive of the authority spoke to Chris Horseman about the importance of data-driven analysis, the conundrum of assessing competition from China, the problems of …
Week in London: Northern Ireland rears its head, Ukraine vs Russian, Chinese steel
It’s back to school week in London and the old simmering disagreements with the EU are rearing their head again.
Week in London: GCC talks, UK sues EU, Chinese e-bikes
The United Kingdom has been busy working with Gulf countries on trade, liberalising its tariff regime inherited from the EU, and pursuing fights with the EU.