A “big” trade deal between the US and the UK will be possible once Britain leaves the European Union, Donald Trump has promised, describing the bloc as an obstacle that has hindered London’s economic prospects.
The US president attended a working breakfast with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 summit in France on Sunday, where he sounded confident that a comprehensive trade agreement between the US and Britain could be swiftly delivered. It will go much smoother once Brussels is cut out of the equation, Trump predicted.
“We’re going to do a very big trade deal, bigger than we’ve ever had with the UK and now at some point they won’t have the obstacle, they won’t have the anchor around their ankle because that’s what they have,” Trump said.
However, the two leaders sent mixed signals about future negotiations.
Also on rt.com Leaving the cheap way: BoJo to tell Tusk that UK won’t pay £39bn under no-deal BrexitWhile Trump expressed confidence that they will be able to quickly agree a deal and praised Johnson as the “right man” for a prosperous Brexit Britain, BoJo sounded more cautious, saying he was “excited” about the talks but expected them to be “tough.”
En route to the summit, Johnson told reporters that he would press Trump to drop barriers to UK exports. The British prime minister said that there were “massive opportunities” for UK companies in the American market, but that Washington would have to “compromise and open up their approach” to trade.
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Source : RT - Daily news
Trump teases trade deal for UK once Johnson gets rid of EU, the ‘anchor around its ankle’
Trump teases trade deal for UK once Johnson gets rid of EU, the ‘anchor around its ankle’
