The
White House is “100
per cent certain” of striking a trade deal with the UK.
Having visited Washington last week, Liam Fox is basking in president Trump’s
prediction of a “very big and exciting” free-trade agreement.
As
we move towards Brexit, forging trade links elsewhere makes sense. Helping UK
exporters sell into the 80pc-plus of the global economy outside the EU sends a
powerful signal during these Article 50 talks. An agreement with the world’s
biggest economy would be a good start. And to think – Trump’s predecessor had us
“at
the back of the queue”.
The
EU has spent almost a decade trying to hammer out a US trade deal. Negotiating
as a bloc of countries, often with conflicting objectives, is one reason
Brussels has cut so few meaningful trade agreements. The EU has no deal with any
top-10 global economy. The 50 or so EU deals we often hear about are mostly with
minnows, covering... Telegraph.
