Australia has called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union.
Theresa May described the move as “very encouraging” and insisted it showed Brexit could work for Britain.
In a phone call to the new PM, her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull said he urgently wanted to open up trading between the two countries.
Liam Fox, the new international trade secretary, said he was already “scoping about a dozen free trade deals”.
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