UK knocks on TPP door harder after EU exports fall 16%

Britain also nearing trade deals with India and Australia

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reviews the Brexit trade deal with the EU that he signed at number 10 Downing Street in London, on Dec. 30. © Reuters

YUSUKE NAKAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

LONDON -- A sharp drop in Britain's exports to the European Union following its exit from the bloc last year is adding a sense of urgency to the debate within the U.K. on whether to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

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