UK plans to start virtual trade talks with Japan

Britain's International Trade Secretary Liz Truss arrives at number 10 Downing Street in central London on March 17, 2020, ahead of a meeting of the Cabinet.- AFP

LONDON (Reuters): Britain plans to begin negotiating a free trade agreement with Japan via video conference shortly, the government said, setting out its negotiating objectives for a deal it hopes will save British exporters millions of pounds a year in tariffs.

After decades of outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union, Britain is embarking on negotiating free trade agreements with countries around the world, and earlier this month launched formal negotiations with the United States.