Britain unlikely to strike trade deal with US before 2023, admits Liz Truss

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Source: The Telegraph

Britain unlikely to strike trade deal with US before 2023, admits Liz Truss

Edward Malnick
Sat, July 10, 2021, 12:15 PM

Britain is unlikely to strike a trade deal with the US before 2023, the International Trade Secretary has conceded, ahead of a trip to the country to build “broader” support for an agreement.

A source close to Liz Truss said she was now “playing the long game”, with this week's visit intended to court prominent Democrats, as well as Silicon Valley tech giants that could benefit from a free trade deal with the UK.

Ms Truss is understood to believe that a deal is now unlikely until after the US midterm elections, which are due to be held in November 2022.

An official summary of a meeting between Boris Johnson and Joe Biden at last month's G7 meeting in Cornwall simply stated that the pair had agreed only on “progression” towards a future free trade agreement, which the two sides described as “a deal which would create jobs and bring new opportunities to both of our countries”.

Last September, before Mr Biden's election, Ms Truss had said that she hoped to strike a deal with the US by July 1 – the deadline for the US president to fast-track trade agreements through Congress.

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1. The gang the couldn't Brexit straight is now going to stall for 2 years to get a better deal???

Oy Vey!