US President Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade deal
29 Mar 2024
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has played down the chances of a post-Brexit free trade deal between the US and UK, as he held talks with Boris Johnson at the White House, BBC has reported.
Biden said he would discuss the issue “a little bit” with UK PM Johnson, adding: “We’re going to have to work that through.”
Downing Street said a direct deal with the US remained the “priority”, according to BBC.
But UK ministers are pondering joining an existing North American trade pact instead, it said.
Biden and Johnson also discussed Northern Ireland, climate change an...
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