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Trump: US and UK working on 'very substantial' free trade deal
27th July 2019
2 hours ago
Mr Trump says he and Mr Johnson will create a "substantial" US-UK trade agreement
US President Donald Trump has said talks about a "very substantial" trade deal with the UK are under way.
He said a bilateral post-Brexit deal could lead to a "three to four, five times" increase in current trade.
There are no details about how this would be achieved.
After a phone call with Boris Johnson on Friday, Mr Trump said the new prime minister would be "great". He added US-UK trade had previously been "impeded" by Britain's membership of the EU.
Once the UK leaves, he said, the UK can expect to do "much more" trade with the US, he said.
Mr Johnson and Mr Trump said they would begin formal negotiations "as soon as possible" after the UK leaves the EU.
While the UK is in the EU, it cannot sign its own trade deals. Brexit is due to happen on 31 October.
Trump: 'We can do three to five times more trade with the U.K. once they leave the EU which is currently impeding their ability to have a free trade deal with the U.S.
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