Fellows of the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) have collaborated on a series of blog posts reviewing what the main political parties say about trade policy in their 2017 General Election manifestos.   

The authors have established a set of key issues that they believe should be considered for the UK's future trade policy. They review the stance of six party manifestos on trade within the EU, internationally and domestically, as well as on the multilateral trading system.

Read UKTPO's anaylsis of the 2017 General Election manifestos

What do the General Election Manifestos say about International Trade?

• Conservative
• Green
• Labour
• Liberal Democrats
• SNP
• UKIP

The UKTPO was established in 2016 to offer independent advice to assist the UK Government, industry and public in addressing the critical international trade challenges posed by the country's exit from the European Union.