U.K. Holds Back Trade Scrutiny Plan After Striking EU Deal
- Email shows government was due to release FTA analysis method
- U.K. has said it won’t publish impact assessment on EU accord
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The U.K. is holding back its plan for evaluating the economic impact of new trade deals, which was prepared before Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed the post-Brexit agreement with the European Union.
According to an internal email seen by Bloomberg, the Department for International Trade was ready in mid-December to release a 20-page document -- also seen by Bloomberg -- committing the government to regular monitoring and evaluation reports of free-trade agreements signed by the U.K.