'Massive opportunities!' Boris LISTS countries where British trade will BOOM post-Brexit
FOREIGN SECRETARY Boris Johnson spelt out countries the UK could enhance its trade with post-Brexit as Britain frees itself from the European Union.
Boris Johnson insists UK will thrive with after Brexit
The leading Brexit supporter claimed the “real growth opportunities” remain outside the constraints of the European Union.
Mr Johnson then outlined countries the UK would thrive alongside post-Brexit.
Speaking on the Today programme, he said: “If you look at the real growth opportunities for this country, they are not in the European Union
“The growth markets in the world are outside the European Union and we should be going for both.”
Brexit news: Boris Johnson outlined what countries the UK could increase trade with post-Brexit
Mr Johnson was also critical of comments from Sir Martin Donnelly, who left his role a Permanent Secretary at the Department of International Trade last year, which claimed the UK
The Foreign Secretary said: “Actually our trade with the EU has been declining rapidly over the last 10 years as a share of our total trade.
“It’s gone from about 55 percent to well under 44 percent in 10 years.
“If you look at where the growth is, since 2010, our growth in our exports with the EU has been about 10 percent.
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Actually our trade with the EU has been declining rapidly over the last 10 years
“Growth with America 40 percent, growth with Saudi Arabia 40 percent, growth with Japan 60 percent, growth with Korea actually 100 percent.
“We now have a £25billion trade surplus with Korea.”
Mr Johnson said there were “massive global opportunities” and rejected claims the UK had already tapped into global markets and would not thrive in the future.
He said: “I simply do
The comments come as the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox delivers a speech outlining the UK’s future policy.
Mr Fox said: “We are not Canada or Norway or Switzerland. We are Britain, and what’s