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Trump Offers Brexiters a Trade-Shaped Gift
The political will to reach a deal is there. The real question is what would Britain get out of it?
Everything must go.
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has sent a gift to Brexit supporters. His letter notifying Congress that the Trump administration plans to seek a “cutting-edge” free-trade deal with the U.K. was music to the ears of those who have long argued that leaving the European Union will allow Britain to pursue an ambitious policy of bilateral trade deals.
Getting such a deal done is one thing. The main requirement is political will – and that exists on both sides at the moment. The real question is what Britain would get out of it.