Tory former minister Liam Fox has been officially nominated to be the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation.
A senior Government source confirmed that Dr Fox, the Conservative MP for North Somerset, has been put forward by the UK to be the WTO's new director general.
Dr Fox has held ministerial roles under John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May, latterly serving as international trade secretary during the Brexit negotiations.
He was forced to resign as Defence Secretary in 2011, after allowing a close friend, Adam Werrity, to accompany him on at least 18 foreign business trips between 2009 and 2011.
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