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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 9 June 2023 - Sunak's Atlantic Declaration falls short of a free trade deal
Description: Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Cabinet are set to miss one of the main promises from their 2019 election manifesto by not agreeing on a free-trade-agreement with the United States.
Sunak, on a fleeting visit to Washington, met with President Biden yesterday and signed the “Atlantic Declaration”.
This set out a greater degree of economic security. The agreement includes a specific trade pact that includes deals over the vital minerals used in electric car batteries, closer cooperation over defence industry issues and new data protection protocols.
It falls well short of the free trade agreement that was promised as part of the...