On the sidelines of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official visit to the UK, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox takes to Twitter to welcome the fact that ‘British farmers & food producers will be able to export beef & lamb to Japan for the 1st time in over 20yrs, opening access to one of the world’s fastest growing markets.’ Under the hashtag #FreeTradeUK, he adds: ‘Another example of the DIT’s banging the drum for top-quality British produce.’ The one thing he forgets to mention is that this is an agreement negotiated by the European Commission and concluded by the European Union!
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