Thank you for contacting me about the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP delivers on a post-Brexit agenda for a modern, free-trading global Britain. The UK’s membership represents the future of our global trade, partnering with Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand, and emerging markets such as Mexico, Malaysia and Vietnam. It adds another like-minded partner and strong voice to this powerful alliance, taking the trade bloc’s GDP to £11 trillion. It gives UK businesses tariff-free access on over 99% of goods to a market of around 500 million customers. The partnership will also provide new opportunities for tech, data and the services sector supporting UK businesses and jobs.
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