Brexit offers free-port opportunities - but the EU can beat Britain to them

Free ports existing before host states entered the Union have partly retained their status

While Brexit sounds like a cataclysm to many, some in the UK see the glass as half full – and highlight the opportunities rather than the risks. From their perspective, the UK will remain a privileged partner of the EU and be at the heart of the Commonwealth. Those welcoming Brexit see this position as being one that the UK can exploit.

Rishi Sunak, a Conservative member of the British parliament, has submitted a report that calls on Theresa May, the British prime minister, to take advantage of Brexit by creating free-trade zones in the