May Set to Defy EU by Opening Pre-Brexit Global Trade Talks
- Full trade negotiations said to be ready to start in months
- Legal advice suggests EU can’t stop U.K. trade drive
U.S. as Trump Card for May's EU Brexit Negotiations
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U.K. officials are preparing to fire the starting gun on trade negotiations with countries outside the European Union within months, defying warnings from the bloc that such action would be illegal.
After Prime Minister Theresa May triggers the formal process for leaving the EU, which she intends to do by the end of March, her team will be free to start trade talks around the world, a senior official said, speaking anonymously about the confidential plans.