22/10/2024 (Agence Europe) – “We are very keen as a new government to both reset our relationship with our friends and partners in the EU and also to continue to pursue free trade agreements and new opportunities with markets around the world”, the UK’s Minister for Trade Policy Douglas Alexander told AFP on Tuesday 22 October. The Labour Party member admitted that Brexit had caused significant disruption to UK trade policy. “The numbers continue to be very tough in terms of the immediate post-Brexit trade consequences, but it’s a reality that 47% of the UK’s trade is still with the EU. So there is an urgency to resetting our relationship”. During his visit to Geneva, he also defended the World Trade Organization and the importance of its work. (LM)