President Trump is spending three days in the U.K. as part of an effort to revitalize relations between the two countries. WSJ’s Max Colchester analyzes what obstacles lie in the way of a potential U.S.-U.K. trade deal. Photo: ReutersLONDON—President Trump promised Britain a broad free-trade accord once it leaves the European Union, an offer that would require the U.K. to secure the decisive break with the bloc advocated by prominent Brexit backers in the race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May. Such an agreement, though, could take years to materialize even after an abrupt split and would face multiple political hurdles in the U.K. and the U.S.At...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 04, 2019 10:55 UTC