UK and Australia sign trade deal, boosting post-Brexit economy

The UK is expected to export more cars, Scotch whisky and candy to Australia after the two countries revealed a free trade deal on Tuesday.

The agreement is the first bilateral trade pact negotiated and signed entirely by Britain since it left the European Union last year — a step critics said would devastate the country’s economy by reducing its role in global trade. British Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson painted the deal as a key step in showing that the UK can hold its own internationally without EU membership.