EU MUST Not Dictate Brexit Terms.

Don't let the EU dictate Brexit if you want a speedy US trade deal, Trump adviser warns UK

Wilbur Ross addressed delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conferenceCREDIT: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP

•  Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 

6 NOVEMBER 2017 • 9:31PM

Britain must avoid too much compromise with the EU over the Brexit divorce deal if it wants a speedy free trade deal with the US, one of President Donald Trump’s most senior advisers has said.

Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary, said that a trade deal with Britain could be signed within months of Brexit, brushing aside claims that it could take 10 years for an agreement to be reached.