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Undated handout photo of Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch during a visit to Auckland for the signing of membership to CPTPP, issued by the Department for Business & Trade, on July 16, 2023. Zahn Trotter/Department for Business & Trade via PA Media
The UK has formally signed the treaty to join a vast free trade area spanning the Indo-Pacific region, in a move the government says will be a “big boost for British businesses.”
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed the accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sunday.
