Liam Fox

UK wants 'virtually identical' trade deal with EU after Brexit

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox says UK would like a trading relationship with the European Union after it leaves the bloc "virtually identical" to the one it has now.

bloomberg

12.12.2017

A trade deal similar to the current arrangements would ensure a smooth transition period, Fox said in an interview in Buenos Aires on Monday while attending a World Trade Organization ministerial meeting.

"What I want to see is a full and comprehensive agreement on trade that’s as close to what we have today as possible," Fox said. "If you had a very open and liberal agreement that’s virtually identical to what we have today, for example, then the transitional period wouldn’t need to be as long or as difficult as if it was to something different."