The UK’s Global Trading Priorities after Brexit

In his address to the IIEA, David Henig, Director of the ECIPE’s UK Trade Policy Project, discusses the trade priorities of the UK post-Brexit. He examines the consequences of Global Britain and the apparent prioritisation of trade over political relationships. He also assesses the implications of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreements for Ireland and the EU.

About the Speakers:

David Henig is Director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the think-tank European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) and one of the UK’s leading authorities on trade policy. He has written extensively on the trade implications of Brexit and what comes next for UK trade policy, including with particular regard to Northern Ireland. Prior to joining ECIPE in March 2018 he worked for the UK Government on TTIP and in establishing the Department for International Trade. He is a graduate of Oxford University.