All The Times The Tories Told Us The UK Would Do A Trade Deal With AmericaBoris Johnson said the UK wasBoris Johnson said the UK was "first in line" for a trade deal when Donald Trump was in the White House. Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed what has been obvious for ages - that a free trade deal between the UK and America isn’t happening any time soon. But this is very different from what the PM’s predecessors used to say about the prospects of a US-UK trade deal following the Brexit vote. Trade negotiations between the UK and US were officially launched on Tuesday 5 May 2020.”A free trade deal with the US was one of the main selling points for Brexiteers in the run-up to the 2016 referendum. A week later, a YouGov poll revealed that the number of Brits who regret Brexit has soared.

Source: The Times June 08, 2023 11:29 UTC