Explain one benefit of the UK developing free-trade agreements with non-EU countries

It would enable UK firms to trade in foreign markets without tariffs, this is beneficial because the Uk firms would be more competitive with their goods being lower priced. It would also allow for foreign firms to supply more easily into the UK market and this would mean UK consumers would have a larger variety of goods to choose from.

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