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Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

Global Published 14 October 2026, 18:31 · archived 14 Oct 2026

Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with EuropeUK politics live – latest updatesBritain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said.Douglas Alexander helped negotiate deals with India and the US when he was a trade minister under Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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