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Trump slams UK pursuit of 'high standards' Brexit

13 July 2018 • 7 min read

In explosive comments US President says UK-US trade deal unlikely to proceed if Theresa May continues to pursue strategy that could lock out US agricultural imports

Green groups are likely to be celebrating this morning, after US President Donald Trump signalled a US-UK trade deal was highly unlikely if the UK government continues with its current strategy of pursuing...

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