New UK trade minister visits United States in first trip overseas

FILE PHOTO: Kemi Badenoch walks outside Cabinet building, in London, Britain September 7, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit New York on Wednesday in her first overseas trip, where she will stress the importance of the United States as a trading partner even as talks over a free trade deal between the countries are blocked.

Liz Truss, who became prime minister this month, has said that Britain is not prioritising a free trade deal with the United States "in the short to medium term".