Britain Set to Apply to Join Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact

Britain's International Trade Secretary Liz Truss reacts as she arrives in Downing Street in London, UK, on Oct. 19, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

The UK will make a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the government has said.

Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will speak to ministers in Japan and New Zealand on Monday morning to request to join the free trade pact, with formal negotiations set to start this year, the government said in a statement on Saturday.