UK Industry Leaders Urge New PM to Reset Trading Relationship With EU

UK Industry Leaders Urge New PM to Reset Trading Relationship With EU
Freight lorries queue on the main route into the port of Dover on the south coast of England on Dec. 18, 2020. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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UK industry leaders have called on the incoming prime minister to reset Britain’s trading relationships with the European Union, which remains the dominant market for British manufacturing exports.

In a report published on July 18, Make UK, a business group which represents British manufacturers, and business advisory firm BDO, said that the European market remains the overwhelmingly favoured destination for the UK’s manufacturing sector, with half of British manufacturing exports going to the EU last year.