Obama: Trade Agreement With U.K. Still Not Top Priority
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President Barack Obama stood by his warning that Britain will have to wait for a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S., saying both countries have other priorities.
Obama used an April visit to London to warn Britain it would be at the “back of the queue” for a trade deal if it voted to leave the European Union. alongside Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou, China, he said this had been a statement of fact, rather than a threat.