Trade agreements impacted by Brexit will be examined in new Cabinet position
Britain's new Prime Minister signals focus on Brexit after appointing new International Trade Secretary
EXTRICATING Britain from the EU will be one of the biggest tasks in the country's history.
And Prime Minister Theresa May has acknowledged this just hours after coming into the top job, creating a new position of International Trade Secretary for her new Cabinet.
Liam Fox, a pro-Brexit politician with years of experience in former ministerial roles, will head up the extensive changes to Britain's international trade agreements as the vote for Brexit becomes a reality over the next two years.
The newly created role is predicted to encompass striking up new trade deals to replace those currently in place or to be impacted by Brexit.
But it is unclear how open other EU countries will be to the renegotiation of trade deals, with 54-year-old Fox potentially facing a very difficult task ahead.
The Queen approved the appointment of Liam Fox as the Secretary of State for International Trade in the extensive reshuffle that May organised in her first few hours as Prime Minister.
Dr Fox is expected to work closely with Brexit Secretary David Davis, who was also given a promotion under Mrs May's leadership.
Mrs May has left no question in the minds of those who had hoped to delay or even stop Britain's exit from the EU, stating even before coming into power that "Brexit means Brexit".
The huge job comes after Whitehall hired 300 specialists to help reshape the economy after Britain voted to leave the EU in the recent Referendum.
Countries have already been clamouring to form new deals with Britain after the historic vote, which saw Cameron resign from his position as Prime Minister and a drop in the pound.
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Non-EU countries including Australia, South Korea, Canada, New Zealand, India and even the US have signalled they want to begin trade talks with Britain after the Brexit vote.
Sources previously told The Sun that Canada and India have already approached the Foreign Office for talks.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid has already visited many of the countries as part of the talks but the changes are now expected to come under newly appointed secretary Liam Fox's portfolio.
New trade deals will also need to be hashed out with EU countries with around 44 per cent of UK exports currently go to the EU, with 17 per cent going to the US and eight per cent to Russia, Brazil, India and China.
Dr Fox's promotion to International Trade Secretary is an impressive comeback for the pro-Brexiteer after he was forced to resign from his position as defence Secretary in 2011.
Having been beaten for the Conservative Party leadership in 2005 and this year by former PM David Cameron, the pro-Brexiteer is likely to fare well under May.
