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More certainty is needed for horticultural businesses to plan for tree and hedging production, MP told Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
More certainty is needed for horticultural businesses to plan for tree and hedging production, MP told
This week, Heathwood Nurseries in Whitchurch, Shropshire, hosted their local Member of Parliament, Helen Morgan, alongside supplier Forestart and the Horticultural Trades Association. They provided a comprehensive tour of the Nursery and production site, showcasing their dedication and passion for their work.
How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation Partner content
Environment
By WSP
How the UK can help lead the fight against global deforestation
WSP’s Kristina Flexman discusses the opportunity for the UK to enhance its efforts in combating global deforestation by strengthening its regulations to protect ecosystems, support sustainable trade, and stay competitive with the EU’s stringent standards
New opportunities: strengthening UK & EU relationships once more Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Christina Georgaki
New opportunities: strengthening UK & EU relationships once more
Lawyer and member of New Democracy’s Political Committee, Ms Christina Georgaki examines the opportunity for closer UK-EU collaboration following the Labour Party’s historic general election win.
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports Partner content
Home affairs
By Horticultural Trades Association
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports
A new border trade system failure would be disastrous for UK Horticulture, biosecurity and biodiversity, say The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA).
Cutting edge digital technology will transform the UK’s strategic trade corridor to Europe Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
Cutting edge digital technology will transform the UK’s strategic trade corridor to Europe
Dover’s success in driving the UK’s key trading relationship with its most important partner – mainland Europe – creates parallel operational challenges at the international border inside the port. Major infrastructure modifications represent an important step forward reinforced by artificial intelligence-driven innovation that is already signposting dramatic advantages in streamlining traffic flows and enhancing decarbonisation
Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Brexit
Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Senior Conservative figures have called on the Government to soften the post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, arguing that pushing for closer ties with the UK's most important trading partner is "not some assault on sovereignty".
Port of Dover is calling on its stakeholders to shape the future of the Port Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Port of Dover is calling on its stakeholders to shape the future of the Port
The Port of Dover has now launched a 6-week public engagement period to hear from local communities, visitors, Port users and wider stakeholders on the outcomes and ideas they think the Port should pursue to 2050
Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos
Foreign affairs
Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos
A leading Uyghur human rights campaigner has urged both the Conservatives and Labour to include legislation in their party manifestos to ban the import of goods connected with forced labour.
How the Port of Dover is empowering Britain’s economic prosperity Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is empowering Britain’s economic prosperity
2023 was another record-breaking year for the Port of Dover – confirming the Port’s position as Britain’s premier trade and travel gateway to Europe. What are Britain’s busiest port’s priorities for the year ahead?
The UK must not keep Taiwan endlessly waiting on its bid to join trade bloc
Foreign affairs
By Judith Cummins MP
The UK must not keep Taiwan endlessly waiting on its bid to join trade bloc
As the United Kingdom pursues its vision of a post-Brexit Global Britain, the Indo-Pacific region has become an area of central importance.
Current affairs: how maritime trade can survive our changing world
Defence
By Sophie Church
Current affairs: how maritime trade can survive our changing world
The Red Sea crisis underlines maritime trade’s vulnerabilities. Sophie Church reports how complex global supply chains are adapting to an increasingly uncertain maritime world. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
The government must act more like a business to attract investment
Parliament
By Lord Harrington
The government must act more like a business to attract investment
Attracting more foreign direct investment into the UK is complex. However, after speaking with over 165 companies, politicians and civil servants over the last six months for my review of foreign direct investment, there is a simple maxim under which my recommendations fall: to succeed in attracting more investment, the government needs to act more like a business.
Labour must harness discontent in the Blue Wall to secure a majority
Political parties
By Joe Morris
Labour must harness discontent in the Blue Wall to secure a majority
The general election of 1906 saw a campaign that pitched the ‘free trade shop’ against the ‘protection shop’.
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
The Port of Dover is a gateway through which people, goods, and ideas have flowed in both directions for centuries. Now, as the UK recalibrates its trading relationship with Europe and the world, the Port is set to play an even more critical role. PoliticsHome sat down with Doug Bannister, CEO of the Port of Dover, to learn more about the Port’s past and its ambitions for the future.
Boosting trade with Morocco is a big Brexit benefit
Economy
By James Duddridge MP
Boosting trade with Morocco is a big Brexit benefit
When it comes to post-Brexit trade opportunities, the government is right to prioritise building on the UK's unique 800-year-old relationship with Morocco.
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge 'New Economic Diplomacy'
Brexit
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge "New Economic Diplomacy"
Organisers of a major new trade conference in Birmingham have criticised government for failing to send a single minister to the event, while Labour sent two members of the shadow cabinet.
David Lammy Says EU Will Be 'Number One Priority' For Labour Foreign Policy
Brexit
David Lammy Says EU Will Be "Number One Priority" For Labour Foreign Policy
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the European Union will be Labour’s “number one priority” in terms of rebuilding relationships with international allies.
Leading the way for UK ports in the digital age Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
Leading the way for UK ports in the digital age
Dover’s journey to becoming the UK’s most seamless, sustainable and tech-enabled port
New Brexit Checks Risk Meat And Cheese Prices Soaring Even Higher
Brexit
New Brexit Checks Risk Meat And Cheese Prices Soaring Even Higher
Post-Brexit import checks due to be introduced this autumn are predicted to cause "a shock in the system" with the price of meat and dairy seeing another spike on top of recent inflation.

Working together openly and competently will improve British trade prospects
Foreign affairs
By David Henig
Working together openly and competently will improve British trade prospects
Rather than rerunning the Brexit debate, success depends on recognising our changed position and finding solutions
A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?
Economy
By Rob Merrick
A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?
What are the UK’s aims in the pursuit of new trade deals? It seems such a simple question, yet ministers are unwilling, or unable, to answer it, according to a growing band of critics. Rob Merrick digs into the issue.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
Economy
By Nigel Huddleston MP
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership heralds a new trading era for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s impending membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a huge win for this country.
The UK must seize the big trading opportunities Africa has to offer
Foreign affairs
By Lord Popat
The UK must seize the big trading opportunities Africa has to offer
Next year, on 23 to 24 April 2024, the United Kingdom will host the UK-African Investment Summit in London. With a year to go, I wanted to highlight the opportunities Africa presents and what can be done in the run up to the summit to make it a success.
Top Stories: UK Joins Asia Trade Deal, Economy Grew At End Of Last Year
Foreign affairs
Top Stories: UK Joins Asia Trade Deal, Economy Grew At End Of Last Year
The UK has joined an Indo-Pacific trade partnership which the government says will show what the country can achieve in international trade post-Brexit.