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Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

The Guardian Business · 14 October 2026 at 14:58

Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe UK politics live – latest updates Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said.

Douglas Alexander helped negotiate deals with India and the US when he was a trade minister under Keir Starmer.

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Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

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