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<p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK will be free to
negotiate, sign, and ratify FTAs during the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>During
the Backstop, if it were ever to come into effect, we would be free to operate our
own independent trade policy, including by negotiating our own FTAs, and implementing
the areas that don’t affect the functioning of the backstop - including services and
investment.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed in the Political Declaration, the UK’s future
relationship with the EU must recognise the development of an independent UK trade
policy. The government has been clear that we will not be in the Single Market or
the Customs Union as part of this.</p>
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