LONDON, June 24 — Britain has no deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said today, criticising the US administration for “talking a good game” on free trade while restricting import access. Britain left the European Union earlier this year and is now...
Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss talks remotely from the Foreign Office to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, in London, Britain May 5, 2020. — 10 Downing Street handout via Reuters
Britain left the European Union earlier this year and is now in the process of negotiating bilateral trade deals with major partners like the United States — something the government has cited as a major benefit of leaving the EU. “The US talk a good game about free trade and low tariffs. But the reality is that many UK products have been kept unfairly out of their markets,” she added.
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