Welcome to the July BABN Policy and Trade Update.

The month of June was certainly marked by the major announcement made by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who called a General Election on 4th July. Parliament is currently dissolved, and the main parties have now released their manifestos, which can be found below. BAB is following the election closely and will start engaging with new MPs as soon as they are in post.

June was an important month for BAB and the wider network as BAB released the new edition of the Trade and Investment Guide to the US, a paper on the progress of the Atlantic Declaration, and a progress report on the commercial environment for life sciences in the UK. Read on for more details on these.

Further, June also saw the announcement of the winners of the 2024 Transatlantic Growth (TAG) Awards, an annual campaign that celebrates the outstanding achievements of businesses that drive transatlantic trade and investment between the US and UK.

See the full update and a breakdown of policy and trade headlines and our published works here.