I join other Members in congratulating my right hon. Friend on this great deal. I also thank her for making the first scratch-built deal with a Commonwealth country, Australia being a key member of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth has historically been neglected by this country over the past few decades. Does she agree that now we can do our own free trade deals outside the European Union, we should focus our efforts on the Commonwealth and keep maintaining our great ties with the Commonwealth nations? We have a great deal of history and cultural issues together, and trade will bring us all together even better.
Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Australia
Proceeding contribution from
Alexander Stafford
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 June 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Australia.
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