LONDON: President Donald Trump promised Theresa May that the UK will be able to continue to trade with the US on the same terms it does now when it leaves the European Union, according to the prime minister’s office.
The offer, made over lunch last Friday at the White House after their joint news conference, is designed to offer businesses certainty as they prepare for Brexit. The leaders also agreed to begin work on a trade negotiation agreement, preparing the ground for a deal once Britain is allowed to make its own arrangements – something it cannot do while still a member of the EU. The US is Britain’s biggest national trading partner.
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