Oh- The Sauce Involved!

It's coming to something when the UK government is so desperate for a 'good news' story that the Minister responsible reveals her ignorance to the whole world (https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/westminster-news/twitter-users-bash-department-of-trade-over-soy-sauce-tweet-4559264). Apparently 'The Great British Bake Off' (a popular TV cooking competition) had a Japan-inspired week. Following that, Liz Truss (Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade) tweeted that, thanks to the recently-signed (in anticipation of Brexit) trade deal between the UK and Japan, soy sauce (one of the ingredients used by the bakers) would be cheaper. Unfortunately, most of the soy sauce (more commonly found as a Chinese condiment) imported to the UK, is produced in the Netherlands. I think it's what is called 'shooting yourself in the foot'