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Dairy exports highlighted as UK signs CPTPP treaty

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has formally signed the treaty, as the UK becomes the first European member

Alex Black
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Dairy exports highlighted as UK signs CPTPP treaty

Reduced tariffs on dairy exports and a boost for whisky exports were highlighted as the UK signed the treaty to accede to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade...

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