{"id":4792,"date":"2018-11-26T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/brexit-trump-hints-mays-brexit-could-bar-uk-us-trade-deal\/"},"modified":"2018-11-26T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:44:10","slug":"brexit-trump-hints-mays-brexit-could-bar-uk-us-trade-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/brexit-trump-hints-mays-brexit-could-bar-uk-us-trade-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit: Trump hints May’s Brexit could bar UK-US trade deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald Trump has suggested Theresa May’s Brexit agreement could prove a bar to a US-UK trade deal. <\/p>\n

The US president did not specify which aspect of the deal concerned him but told reporters the withdrawal agreement “sounds like a great deal for the EU”.<\/p>\n

No 10 insisted the deal is “very clear we will have an independent trade policy so that the UK can sign trade deals with countries around the world”.<\/p>\n

Mrs May spent Monday afternoon enduring heavy criticism of the deal from MPs.<\/p>\n

Hours later, Mr Trump told reporters outside the White House: “We have to take a look seriously whether or not the UK is allowed to trade.<\/p>\n

“Because right now if you look at the deal, they may not be able to trade with us. And that wouldn’t be a good thing. I don’t think they meant that.”<\/p>\n

It would appear Mr Trump was suggesting the agreement could leave Britain unable to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the United States.<\/p>\n

However, responding to Mr Trump’s comment, a Downing Street spokesman said the Brexit withdrawal agreement struck on Sunday would allow the UK to sign bilateral deals with countries including the US.<\/p>\n

“We have already been laying the groundwork for an ambitious agreement with the US through our joint working groups, which have met five times so far,” the spokesman added.<\/p>\n

During his UK visit in July – days after the British prime minister unveiled the proposals that formed the basis of the Brexit agreement – President Trump had suggested an “ambitious” US-UK trade deal<\/a> would “absolutely be possible”.<\/p>\n

Billions of pounds in trade already flows between the UK and US<\/a> – Britain’s largest single export market.<\/p>\n\n

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In 2016, exports to the US were worth nearly \u00a3100bn.<\/p>\n

EU trade rules currently prevent the UK forging what some might view as a more advantageous bilateral trade deal with Washington.<\/p>\n

Under the deal agreed in Brussels, the UK would continue to trade with the US under EU rules until at least the end of the “transition period” in December 2020.<\/p>\n

During this transition – designed to allow businesses and others to prepare for the moment new post-Brexit rules kick in – the UK will be able to negotiate and strike deals with the US.<\/p>\n

However, they will be unable to come into force until 1 January 2021.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Mrs May defended the Brexit deal in the face of sustained criticism of the deal from MPs on all sides of the Commons.<\/p>\n

She insisted it “delivered for the British people” by regaining control of laws, money and borders.<\/p>\n

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mrs May had brought home a “botched deal” that would “leave the UK worse off”.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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