Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed the UK is not looking to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention, which enables tariff-free trade across Europe and parts of North Africa. While dismissing the arrangement, he reiterated the Government's aim for a "closer relationship with our European partners" in post-Brexit trade.
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00:00We've got no plans to join that particular arrangement as things stand, but we're willing to review it.
00:04I mean, we are determined to ensure in general terms a closer relationship with our European partners,
00:10whether that's in economic terms, but also importantly in terms of security and defence.
00:15It's absolutely essential that we have a close working relationship.
00:18As I said, while we've got no plans to join that particular arrangement at the moment,
00:21we will review it and see whether it's in the national interest for us to explore it further.