Britain will conduct post-Brexit trade talks with the US at the same time as it negotiates the terms of the UK's future relationship with the EU, Downing Street has signalled. The possibility of the government engaging in tandem talks with the EU and the US will delight Tory Brexiteers. They believe the potential for a swift free trade deal with the White House could stop the EU from dragging its feet on agreeing its own deal. The PM is believed to want swift progress on a EU/UK trade deal. Many EU figures believe it will not be possible to strike a full trade deal with the UK in such a short amount of time.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2020 12:56 UTC