The Adam Smith Institute has welcomed the New Zealand trade deal.  The ASI’s Head of External Affairs Morgan Schondelmeier said:

“This exhaustive trade deal will deliver huge benefits for British and Kiwi consumers and producers. We will be able to access their high quality produce including wine, lamb and honey at lower prices while New Zealanders will get more British spirits, cars and clothing. 

“This also presents a welcome opportunity for more Brits and New Zealanders to live and work across both countries, allowing for more possibilities and a more flexible labour market. It’s also welcome that UK professional qualifications like those for architects and lawyers will be recognised in New Zealand, allowing for businesses to better operate across borders. 

“This is another great step forward for Global Britain, as an independent trading nation and opens the door for more comprehensive trade deals with our other allies.”

Notes to editors: 

• ASI and CT Group polling has found that:

  • 61% of Brits want to trade more with New Zealand and just 3% want less trade, with majority support across every UK region

  • 69% of Brits believe that New Zealand has high standards of food safety and animal welfare, with majority support across every UK region

  • The strongest support for more trade with New Zealand comes from Conservative voters (77%) and Leave voters (72%) but there is also a majority among Remainers (58%) and Labour (54%) and Lib Dem (62%).

• We have also found that: 

  • 63% of Brits back a free trade deal with freer movement with New Zealand, 8% oppose,  

  • 69% of Brits support mutual recognition of qualifications of doctors, nurses and teachers, 8% oppose

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• The Adam Smith Institute is a free market, neoliberal think tank based in London. It advocates classically liberal public policies to create a richer, freer world.