A new report by the Board of Trade actually contains the line "Without trade, the average UK consumer would be a third worse off."
This part is great too. 
Apparently Boris Johnson said last year: "Free trade is God’s diplomacy – the only certain way of uniting people in the bonds of peace since the more freely goods cross borders
the less likely it is that troops will ever cross borders.”
the less likely it is that troops will ever cross borders.”
And it says Brexit has made the UK an independent trading nation, while railing against recent attacks on free trade. It's utter nonsense.
"As the UK has become more open, the potential gains from trade have increased."
"In 2019, the combined value of exports and imports
reached almost two-thirds of UK GDP – a historic high
and the most open to trade the UK has ever been."
reached almost two-thirds of UK GDP – a historic high
and the most open to trade the UK has ever been."
"At present, most trade barriers are non-tariff
barriers created through regulations," the report admits.
barriers created through regulations," the report admits.
"Given the rapid pace of global change and the
need for governments to respond to major global
challenges like climate change and technological
disruption, there is a risk that regulatory
divergence could create new barriers to trade."
need for governments to respond to major global
challenges like climate change and technological
disruption, there is a risk that regulatory
divergence could create new barriers to trade."
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