Mike Froman, the US trade representative, said that Washington would only be prepared to talk to the UK about a trade deal “at the appropriate time”. The US has rebuffed attempts by Liam Fox to open negotiations on a free trade deal, saying that “meaningful” talks before Brexit were impossible. “As a practical matter, it is not possible to meaningfully advance separate trade and investment negotiations with… Dr Fox, the international trade secretary, who is on a three-day charm offensive in the US, later had comments he made on a possible trading agreement with the EU “clarified” by No 10.

Source: The Times July 26, 2016 22:52 UTC