The U.K. government on Sunday announced it had formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc as it looks beyond Europe for economic opportunities post-Brexit.
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed the accession protocol for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in New Zealand.
It makes the United Kingdom the first new member and first European nation to join the bloc since it was created in 2018.