{"id":15979,"date":"2018-08-21T15:40:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=15979"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:58:17","slug":"exporting-superpower-tory-post-brexit-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=15979","title":{"rendered":"‘Exporting superpower?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tory ambitions to turn the UK into a \u00e2\u20ac\u015b21st<\/sup> Century exporting superpower\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 have been lambasted as \u00e2\u20ac\u015bhot air\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 .<\/p>\n

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Unite described the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post-Brexit ambitions, laid out by international trade secretary Liam Fox in a speech today (August 21), as the equivalent of \u00e2\u20ac\u015bchasing unicorns\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 given the chaotic state of the EU negotiations.<\/p>\n

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During the speech Fox said the UK should \u00e2\u20ac\u015bset its sights high\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 after Brexit<\/a> by raising exports from 30 per cent of GDP to 35 per cent.<\/p>\n

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Fox told an audience of business leaders in London that British companies are \u00e2\u20ac\u015bsuperbly placed to capitalise on the rapid changes in the global economic environment”.<\/p>\n

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His speech<\/a> comes amid increasing pleas<\/a> for certainty from businesses and trade unions over Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future trading arrangements, as infighting within the Tory party over what kind of Brexit will be delivered continues.<\/p>\n

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Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said the speech was \u00e2\u20ac\u015bsimply more hot air from Liam Fox, who has a record of promising the world and delivering nothing\u00e2\u20ac\u0165.<\/p>\n

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Turner added, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bFox said a trade deal with the EU would be the \u00e2\u20ac\u0098easiest in human history<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, yet more than two years after the referendum and just months before we are set to leave this illusive trade deal seems further off than ever.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe truth is that under his government the risks of a devastating hard Brexit are increasing by the day and we have yet to see even a hint of the fruitful trade deals Fox has pledged will happen elsewhere.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Turner agreed that exports<\/a> should be increased, but pointed out that 43 per cent of UK exports go to the EU and that the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s economy is closely intertwined with the continent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/p>\n

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He said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bOf course we should be increasing our global exports, but Fox and friends have no real plan to do that. Instead of chasing unicorns, the government should be focusing on the very real and very pressing matter of achieving an EU deal that works for working people.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThat must include forming a customs union with the EU so our exports to Europe, as well as vital just-in-time supply chains and cross border traffic, can continue unimpeded. Unfortunately the Tories are incapable of delivering that, which is why we need a Labour government that will.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tory ambitions to turn the UK into a \u00e2\u20ac\u015b21st Century exporting superpower\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 have been lambasted as \u00e2\u20ac\u015bhot air\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 .   Unite described the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post-Brexit ambitions, laid out by international trade secretary Liam Fox in a speech today (August 21), as the equivalent of \u00e2\u20ac\u015bchasing unicorns\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 given the chaotic state of the EU negotiations.   […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[486],"wps_subtitle":"Unite slates Tories' post-Brexit ambitions amid ongoing trade deal uncertainty","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15979"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25952,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15979\/revisions\/25952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}