Claim: Trade deals agreed with 70 countries are collectively worth £766 billion, a major boost to Britain's economy.
Fact-check: Express vastly overstates impact of UK trade deals - Full Fact
Verdict: this £766 billion figure refers to the total value of trade between the uk and countries it has agreed trade deals with—not the value that they add. most of these deals were rolled over from when the uk was an eu member.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-12-03T00:00:00