Prime Minister Bill English would have been entitled to feel quite cock-a-hoop when he rolled up to 10 Downing St for his meeting with Theresa May early this morning. The speed with which New Zealand pelted up the aisle the minute the UK announced it was to be single was almost unseemly. The opinion piece talked up the possibility of a Commonwealth trade area as well as committing to a bilateral New Zealand - UK agreement. That will involve working towards a "bold" new UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement. But English will be a happy little piggy if all that noise does translate into trade deals.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2017 16:00 UTC