UK to press for Canada-style trade deal with EU when talks start in March

Britain will underline its desire for a Canada-style trade deal with the EU when...

FILE PHOTO: European Union's Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel hold a joint news conference in Luxembourg, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Ministers will meet on Tuesday to sign off on the formal trade mandate document which will frame Britain’s negotiating aims, before it is published on Thursday. The EU-Canada deal, which came into force provisionally in 2017, removes most tariffs on goods traded between the two countries but does little to facilitate trade in financial services, which are very important for the UK economy.

Johnson’s office said there were not expected to be any surprises in the mandate document, which aims for a future relationship based on friendly cooperation between sovereign equals.

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