A Donald Trump presidency would be better for Britain

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US President Donald Trump has said he expects a "powerful" trade deal with the UK to be completed "very quickly".

Speaking at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he said he would go to London. Asked when, he said: "We'll work that out".

The US president is holding talks with UK Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss a post-Brexit trade deal.

It is one of a series of one-to-one meetings with world leaders which will also see Mrs May hold trade talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Ahead of their meeting, Mr Trump hailed the "very special relationship" he had developed with Mrs May.

"There is no country that could possibly be closer than our countries," he told reporters.

"We have been working on a trade deal which will be a very, very big deal, a very powerful deal, great for both countries and I think we will have that done very, very quickly."

Sir Christopher Meyer, a former British ambassador to Washington, said Mr Trump's statement of intent was a "very good sign for the future" and would be "useful" to Mrs May.

But Sir Simon Fraser, a former diplomat who served as a permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office, cast doubt on how soon any trade deal could be reached.

"The point is we can't negotiate with them or anyone else until we've left the European Union.

"And the Americans and others will not negotiate with us until they know what our relationship with the EU is going to be, because the access we have in Europe is hugely important for the advantages that they can get from their relations with us"


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G20: UK-US trade deal to happen quickly, says Trump - BBC News

 

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But Sir Simon Fraser, a former diplomat who served as a permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office, cast doubt on how soon any trade deal could be reached.

"The point is we can't negotiate with them or anyone else until we've left the European Union."

I wish the Remoaners would stop peddling this blatant lie.

 

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I trust Sir Simon's opinion before I trust the yours.......

 

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I trust Sir Simon's opinion before I trust the yours.......

I wouldn't if I were you, because he's talking bollocks.

There is NOTHING to stop Britain negotiating trade deals whilst it remains in the EU - as you will see very shortly.

When Remoaners like Sir Simon Thingamajig peddle the myth that "we can't negotiate trade deals until we leave the EU" they are either naively believing in a myth or they are blatantly telling a lie.

Come on, Mr Fraser and all the other Remoaners. It's time to stop peddling this myth once and for all:

Negotiating International Trade Treaties Before Exit

Claims have been made by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and others that the United Kingdom is legally prevented while it remains an EU member from formally negotiating and concluding post-exit trade agreements with non-member countries. Francis Hoar, Lawyers for Britain Committee Member and barrister, has looked into this issue in depth. His conclusions are clear and are set out below, and his full article can be downloaded here: Francis Hoar: UK's Right to Negotatiate Free Trade Agreements before leaving the European Union (PDF).

Executive summary - conclusions

1 Since the United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, it has been suggested that the UK may not negotiate future free trade agreements (‘FTAs’) with countries outside the EU while it remains a member state. This view has no support from the EU Treaties or the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): the EU may not prevent the UK negotiating and entering into such treaties providing that they will not come into force until the UK withdraws from the EU.

International Trade After Brexit