Liam Fox’s campaign to be the next WTO Director-General received a boost this morning as he made it though to the next round of the selection process, beating the Mexican and Egyptian candidates who have been knocked out. The remaining shortlist is as follows:

• Dr Liam Fox – United Kingdom
• Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Nigeria
• Ms Yoo Myung-hee – Republic of Korea
• Ms Amina C. Mohamed – Kenya
• Mr Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Guido learns Fox won the support of the Commonwealth, though notiecably the EU en bloc voted for anyone but him. Fox is the last European left…

Liam Fox Through to Second Round of WTO Director-General Selection Process