📈 Business and Trade

Written Corrections

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Jonathan Reynolds highlighted the strong £315 billion trade relationship between the UK and the US, which supports 2.5 million jobs. He noted this is second only to the UK’s trade with the EU, now valued at £813 billion.

Summary

  • The UK has a strong and balanced trading relationship with the US, valued at £315 billion.
  • This trade supports 2.5 million jobs in both the UK and the US.
  • The UK’s trading relationship with the US is the second largest, after the EU.
  • The UK’s trade with the EU is valued at £813 billion, which is significantly higher than with the US.

Divisiveness

The session transcript provided shows no signs of disagreement. Jonathan Reynolds gives a factual statement about the UK’s trading relationship with the US and the EU, with only a numeric correction in the written submission from £791 billion to £813 billion for the EU trade value. This correction does not indicate any disagreement but rather an update to the figures provided in the original statement. There are no counterarguments, debates, or conflicting opinions presented in the transcript, leading to a rating of 1 on the disagreement scale.