This week, the Prime Minister will strike yet another deal that
will deliver in the national interest of this country. It will be
good for growth, good for jobs, good for bills, and good for our
borders.
- In the last two weeks alone, the government has delivered
trade deals with India and the United States. Jobs saved, faster
growth, wages rising.
- These deals are a huge vote of confidence in the United
Kingdom. They show that, even though times have been tough, the
decisions the government have taken to stabilise the economy and
lead the way internationally have made this a country people want
to do business with again.
- Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will set out how a strengthened,
forward-looking partnership with the European Union will deliver
for working people and lead to more money in pockets as part of
our Plan for Change – and sticking to the red lines set out in
our manifesto.
- Because the British public deserve better than the deal
reached under the previous government, which isn't working for
anyone.
- It will be better for UK producers - who face red tape and
checks just to export to our nearest and biggest trading partner.
Or sometimes can't export at all.
- It will be better for British supermarkets, who have to pass
these costs onto consumers and reduce the availability of
products on shelves.
- And it will be better for British families who face higher
bills, queues on holiday and whose safety and security is harmed
by a lack of cooperation between neighbouring countries facing
the same global challenges.
- First India, then the US, now the European Union. This is
what outward-looking, independent sovereign nations do – we look
at the problems facing our country and we work hard, alongside
our allies, to find solutions that deliver for our people.
Prime Minister said:
“In this time of great uncertainty and volatility, the UK will
not respond by turning inwards, but by proudly taking our place
on the world stage - strengthening our alliances and closing
deals in the interests of British people.
“First India, then the United States – in the last two weeks
alone that's jobs saved, faster growth and wages rising. More
money in the pockets of British working people, achieved through
striking deals not striking poses.
“Tomorrow, we take another step forwards, with yet more benefits
for the United Kingdom as the result of a strengthened
partnership with the European Union. It will be good for our
jobs, good for our bills and good for our borders.
“That's what the British people voted for last year, and it's
what my government will deliver.”
