Shadow Business Secretary calls for urgent US trade talks
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Shadow Business Secretary calls for urgent US trade talks
Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith calls for urgent trade talks with the United States, criticising the government’s lack of action amid poor economic growth.
Report by Etemadil.
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