Little likelihood of progress on free-trade agreement as Biden focuses attention elsewhere, say insiders
Britain’s hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US have all but evaporated barring a dramatic change of heart from President Biden, it emerged on Tuesday as Boris Johnson prepared for face-to-face talks in the White House.
Johnson once regarded a bilateral free trade agreement with the US as a key Brexit win, highlighting the prospects for British exporters unfettered from the EU. But government insiders privately concede that they see little prospect of progress towards a one-to-one deal, as the Biden administration focuses on other priorities.
