Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott says Britain should prioritise fixing trade deals with Commonwealth allies

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EX-AUSSIE leader Tony Abbott reckons Britain should fix trade deals with Commonwealth allies as a priority.

He argues “like-minded” countries such as Australia should be a starting point.

Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott is set to become Britain’s new trade adviser

Abbott is wanted as an adviser by the International Trade department led by Liz Truss — who will step up talks with Australia next month.

There are 54 Commonwealth countries with 2.4billion people.

Mr Abbott wrote: “Free trade agreements with economically advanced Commonwealth countries are the obvious place for Britain to start. Of course, no two countries are more like-minded than Britain and Australia.

“We have a language, a set of values and a large slab of history in common.”

He added: “Britons don’t feel like strangers in Australia — and vice versa.

“Brexit gives Britain the chance to do its own trade deals where consumers benefit from global goods and services and workers benefit from being able to compete more fairly in the markets of the wider world.” Mr Abbott made the comments three years ago in a Free Enterprise Group document.

Ms Truss meets Mr Abbott next week and will step up engagement with Australia in new talks in mid-September.

A Whitehall source said no final decision on Mr Abbott’s appointment had been made and it would be signed off by No10.

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