The U.K. government will publish its priorities for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal soon after January 31, the date on which the U.K. formally leaves the EU, according to U.K. Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay.
Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, Barclay said his government will “publish our objectives for the negotiation … in due course after the 31st.”
Asked by the presenter Andrew Marr about the specific timing, Barclay said “well set more detail out next month in terms of the objectives for the negotiation,” adding that “the objective is to have a zero tariff, zero quota, broadly ambitious trade policy, but to do that in parallel with our talks with the rest of the world. And in particular with the U.S.”
Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed on Friday, the U.K. will be a part of the EUs trading bloc until the end of December this year. The U.K. says it wants a comprehensive free-trade agreement to replace its membership of the EU single market by the end of year.
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