Britain to hire foreign trade negotiators after Brexit, says Hammond
Britain will look to hire foreign trade negotiators to help it meet the challenge of striking new trade deals with countries in Europe and beyond after last month’s shock decision to leave the European Union, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
“I don’t think we can only recruit people who are British,” Hammond told BBC television on Monday. “If we can find Australians, Americans who have got high-level skills in trade negotiation, let’s recruit them as well.”
He also said the government was taking steps to rehire former civil servants who have trade negotiating skills. Currently only a few of the 55 British officials in the European Commission’s trade department actually work on trade deals. Read More…
Britain to hire foreign trade negotiators after Brexit, says Hammond
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