Republicans in the White House and Congress are renewing their support for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal after Britain leaves the European Union -- even as Brexit is facing significant delays across the Atlantic. BRITAIN, EU AGREE TO DELAY BREXIT DEADLINE UNTIL OCT. 31Holding, who is the ranking Republican of the British American Parliamentary Group and co-chair of the Congressional U.K. Caucus, wrote that a U.S.-U.K. free trade agreement is a “top priority” for the U.S. He said that President Trump is "extremely supportive of such a deal as are many Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress." The country cannot negotiate a free trade deal until after the U.K. exits the E.U. TRUMP BACKS BREXIT BY PROMISING 'LARGE SCALE TRADE DEAL' WITH UK, AS LAWMAKERS MULL DELAYNational Security Adviser John Bolton told Reuters in a recent interview that President Trump is very eager to cut a bilateral trade deal with an independent Britain.”“It’s very complicated inside Britain,” Bolton said.

Source: Fox News April 13, 2019 16:07 UTC