Kemi Badenoch casts doubt on growth projections for Asia-Pacific trade deal
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#6AC0F)
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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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