The UK wants to swiftly secure a free-trade deal with Japan after Brexit on 31 October, according to discussions between UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her counterpart Hiroshige Seko. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Truss also expressed the UK's desire to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and plans to discuss both in a trip to Japan before the withdrawal date. In an interview with Sky News, Truss said she was "confident" that Britain would be able to negotiate its own free trade deals post-Brexit.
The UK wants to swiftly secure a free-trade deal with Japan after Brexit on 31 October, according to discussions between UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her counterpart Hiroshige Seko. Truss also expressed the UK's desire to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and plans to discuss both in a trip to Japan before the withdrawal date. In an interview with Sky News, Truss said she was "confident" that Britain would be able to negotiate its own free trade deals post-Brexit.