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The U.K. is allowed to discuss trade agreements with other countries as long as it doesn’t formally negotiate with them before it leaves the European Union, a spokesman for the bloc said. “There’s nothing in the treaties that prohibits you from discussing trade,” European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters in Brussels on Monday. But he reiterated previous remarks that EU countries can’t hold official talks on future deals while still a member. More on this story at https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-23/u-k-free-to-discuss-not-negotiate-free-trade-deals-eu-says Bloomberg :: via The Brexit News App

Officials have confirmed that Theresa May will be one of the first foreign leaders to meet President Donald Trump at the White House. The British Prime Minister will hold talks with the 45th President this week, flying to Washington DC for a "couple of days". Post-Brexit trade negotiations are likely to be high on the agenda of any talks between the two leaders. Mrs May is likely to use the early visit to press the case for a UK / US free trade deal. In an interview with the Financial Times, Mrs May said she was “confident” of striking a trade deal with America days after Mr Trump publicly declared he would hope to strike a quick agreement. This comes after Theresa May congratulated Donald Trump on taking office as US president - and says she looks forward to meeting him. The prime minister stressed her belief he was committed to advancing the "special relationship" with the UK.

The Crusader is reporting that President Trump has removed the controversial US / EU trade teal TTIP from the White House website. During his election campaign, Donald Trump said he would bin the beleaguered trade deal and it seems he has done just that after only hours in the White House. A man of his word! Head on over to the Daily Express to read the full original article Don't forget to Download the Brexit News Mobile App for Android only at Play Store  Get it Free

A DOZEN countries have already begun trade talks with Britain in a new boost for the country's Brexit boom. Read More >> Don't forget to Download the Brexit News Mobile App for Android only at Play Store Get it Free

Theresa May’s speech is an excellent start to the battles and negotiations ahead The Spectator From the start of the European Union referendum campaign, competing visions of Brexit have been advocated. To Nigel Farage, the case for leaving the European Union was all about what we did not like (the diktats, the immigration, etc). This played into the caricature cleverly presented by the Remain campaign: the shaking fist of Little England, a country that had had enough of foreigners and the tolerance that the European project represented. Then came the vision put to Britain by the Vote Leave campaign, articulated by Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. It was of a globally minded Britain, fed up with the EU’s parochialism. A country itching to go out and into the world. Theresa May has now firmly endorsed the Boris Johnson vision. Her speech this week about a ‘global Britain’ taking advantage of Brexit to build — not diminish — trading and other links with the rest of the world places the gov...

BRITAIN was handed a major Brexit boost today as banking giant Santander insisted it is "totally committed" to keeping its operations in the UK after the country leaves the European Union... Read More Advertisers website Thank you for supporting the Daily Brexit Don't forget to Download the Brexit News Mobile App for Android only at Play Store Get it Free