EX-AUSSIE leader Tony Abbott reckons Britain should fix trade deals with Commonwealth allies as a priority.
He argues “like-minded” countries such as Australia should be a starting point.
Abbott is wanted as an adviser by the International Trade department led by Liz Truss — who will step up talks with Australia next month.
There are 54 Commonwealth countries with 2.4billion people.
Mr Abbott wrote: “Free trade agreements with economically advanced Commonwealth countries are the obvious place for Britain to start. Of course, no two countries are more like-minded than Britain and Australia.
“We have a language, a set of values and a large slab of history in common.”
He added: “Britons don’t feel like strangers in Australia — and vice versa.