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<\/p>\nThe majority of Brits back the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals, new polling shows.<\/p>\n
The survey found 67 percent of the public support striking free trade agreements with countries outside the EU.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 68 were positive about the impact on Britain, up five points from similar polling last year.<\/p>\n
Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch told the Express: “I’m very pleased to see that the British public supports the Government’s international trade agenda and sees the many benefits of signing new deals with countries around the world.”<\/p>\n
The UK has already secured deals with 73 countries as well as the EU, accounting for \u00a31.1 trillion of trade in 2022.<\/p>\n
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The first free trade agreements negotiated from scratch with Australia and New Zealand came into force earlier this year.<\/p>\n
And in the biggest post-Brexit deal so far, Britain joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Indo-Pacific trade bloc in March.<\/p>\n
Ms Badenoch added: \u201cWith our Australia and New Zealand deals coming into force this year, and our agreement with the fast-growing economies of the CPTPP concluded, our trade strategy is allowing Britain to seize brilliant new opportunities for businesses and consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marco Forgione, director general of The Institute of Export and International Trade Marco Forgione, said: \u201cIt is encouraging to see public support for UK free trade agreements has increased. It is a crucial time to seize this momentum and support businesses on how they can most effectively make use of these new trade agreements.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational trade is a \u2018force for good\u2019 and trade agreements stimulate economic growth throughout the UK, create jobs, lower prices for consumers and promote innovation and technological advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n
BMG Research polled 3,058 UK adults from July 23 to September 25 2022.<\/p>\n
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