U.K. to Add 300 Staff to Negotiate Post-Brexit Trade Ties
- Business secretary unveils plans ahead of trade visit to India
- Javid pledges tools needed ‘to compete on the global stage’
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The U.K. government plans to add as many as 300 specialist staff to its trade team in an effort to build new relationships outside the European Union, Business Secretary Sajid Javid said.
Javid announced the plans ahead of a trade visit to India Friday. He will meet officials in New Delhi to push for an agreement between the two countries by the time Britain officially leaves the EU. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is due to visit China this month to press his commitment to a “golden era” in relations with the country.