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‘Asia is taking us to the cleaners’: Emily Thornberry destroys new trade deals in the Commons

"This is now the third Asia-Pacific agreement in a row where more than 80 per cent of the projected growth in trade has gone to exporters in those other countries," she said.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-10-21 11:59
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Emily Thornberry gave her counterpart a run for her money in parliament today as she hit out at the government’s Asia-Pacific trade agreements.

The shadow international trade secretary highlighted the New Zealand trade pact, signed today, that was heralded as a “great deal” by Boris Johnson – despite it adding no value to the UK’s gross domestic product.

Taking the issue to Penny Mordaunt, the Labour MP asked: “Is it correct that New Zealand exports to the UK will increase by five times as much as UK exports to New Zealand?

“And that New Zealand’s GDP will grow by half a billion pounds while the UK’s GDP will not increase by a single penny?”

Mordaunt responded that her shadow counterpart was not looking at the long-term benefits of the deal, but she was quickly rebutted by Thornberry.

“There is a real problem that this is now the third Asia-Pacific agreement in a row where more than 80 per cent of the projected growth in trade has gone to exporters in those other countries.

“The government says that they are tilting to Asia, I have to say that Asia is taking us to the cleaners.”

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Emily Thornberry – Is it correct that NZ exports to the UK will increase 5x as much as UK exports to NZ & NZ's GDP will grow by half a billion £ while UK's GDP won't increase by a single penny?… Asia is taking us to the cleaners. pic.twitter.com/ZiXXzuwUCO

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) October 21, 2021

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