Article 6AC0F Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on growth projections for Asia-Pacific trade deal

Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on growth projections for Asia-Pacific trade deal

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Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
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Comments threaten to worsen already tense relationship between senior ministers and civil servants

Kemi Badenoch has cast doubt on her department's projections for how much the Asia-Pacific trade deal the UK government has signed will help economic growth.

The government announced overnight it had joined the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP), which includes Australia and Japan, after two years of negotiations.

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