UK govt wants Canada-style free trade deal with EU, says spokesman for PM Johnson

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31 Jan 2020 • 7:43 PM MYT
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the British government has been clear it is seeking a Canada-style free trade agreement with the European Union after Brexit. — Reuters pic

LONDON, Jan 31 — The British government has been clear it is seeking a Canada-style free trade agreement with the European Union after Brexit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said today.

The spokesman was responding to a report in The Times newspaper which said Johnson is ready to accept the “off-the-shelf” trade model that was first proposed by Chief European Union negotiator Michel Barnier. — Reuters