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Press release: Inward investment brings 4,800 new jobs a month to the UK Over 57,000 new jobs were created as a result of inward investment from foreign direct investment projects in 2018/19. Published 26 June 2019 From: Department for International Trade and The Rt Hon Liam Fox MP Figures from the Department for International Trade […]

Foreword With the renewed focus on trade that our department brings and the interest in UK trade data this brings, I am delighted to present this pocketbook of UK trade and investment statistics. Trade statistics are a fascinating aspect of economic statistics and are a substantial source of information to help inform how we meet […]

Latest ONS data shows rapidly growing demand from the USA helped UK exports climb to a record high of £645.8 billion in the 12 months to April 2019. Published 10 June 2019 From: Department for International Trade and The Rt Hon Liam Fox MP UK exports of goods and services in the 12 months to […]

UK Holds More Foreign Investment than Germany and France Combined The UK held more inwards Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock than Germany and France combined by the end of 2018, according to the latest United Nations data released today. Published 12 June 2019 From: Department for International Trade and The Rt Hon Liam Fox MP […]

The Brexit Party under their leader Nigel Farage won 29 seats in the EU Elections of May 2019, becoming the largest single political party in the 9th European Parliament. No other EU political party throughout the 28 member states serving over 500 million EU citizens elected more MEPs! South East England MEPs Nigel Farage Alexandra […]

The Independent Group was 7 now 11 has 3 Conservative MPs Join the Breakaway Political Group. Conservative MPs Resigned to Join The Independent Group Conservatives Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston and Heidi Allen have resigned from the Conservative Party and have joined the 8 ex Labour Party MPs in the new Independent group. Seven Labour Party […]

Statement of Independence We are leaving the Labour Party to sit as the Independent Group of Members of Parliament. Our primary duty as Members of Parliament is to put the best interests of our constituents and our country first. Yet like so many others, we believe that none of today’s political parties are fit to […]

UK progress in rolling over EU trade agreements The table below gives a list of the EU’s trade agreements. The EU has trade agreements with around 70 partners. The number of agreements is lower as some cover more than one country. The EU’s partners in these agreements range from large economies, such as Japan and […]

Statistics on UK-EU Trade from the House of Commons Library Contents 1. UK Trade in 2017 1.1 UK Trade Overview 1.2 UK Trade with individual EU countries 1.3 UK Trade in Goods 1.4 UK Trade in Services 2. UK Trade Recent Trends 2.1 The Rotterdam Effect 3. Trade between EU & Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland […]

Back Labour’s Call to End Fox Hunting for Good Despite Labour’s 2004 ban on fox hunting, Theresa May has said that she has “always been in favour of fox hunting“, while Michael Gove has so far refused to close loopholes in the law. With Tory cuts to police and little resource for the National Wildlife […]