What would a UK-US economic deal really look like?
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✍️ The UK and US are negotiating a narrow, tech-focused trade deal, rather than a broad-based free trade agreement, due to the US's lack of enthusiasm for deepening trade cooperation with other countries.
👉 The UK and US are negotiating a narrow, tech-focused trade deal
👉 The US has shown little enthusiasm for deepening trade cooperation with other countries
👉 The UK's refusal to sign up to a declaration on 'inclusive and sustainable' AI at the Paris summit may have been an early signal of the two countries thinking along similar lines
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London and Washington look to avoid obstacles and forge a narrower agreement, likely with a focus firmly on tech and AIWhen Boris Johnson flew to meet Donald Trump for the first time at the Biarritz G7 summit in 2019, he boasted en route to reporters about the huge benefits a post-Brexit trade deal with the US would bring – citing a baffling range of great British products, from pork pies to shower trays.Despite the positive chemistry between the two blond blowhards, and the launch of formal talks the following year, no agreement was ever reached. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/28/what-would-a-uk-us-economic-deal-really-look-like