Washington — US President Donald Trump touted the prospects of a "very big" trade deal with Britain on Tuesday as the minister tasked with clinching accords for the post-Brexit era met officials in Washington. "Working on major Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. Could be very big & exciting. JOBS!" Trump tweeted. "The EU is very protectionist with the US STOP!" he added, repeating a common line of attack against trading partners for what he says are unfair policies that hurt US businesses. The latest Twitter swipe came as US and British officials opened the second day of the inaugural round of talks aimed at boosting trade relations between the two countries in the post-Brexit era. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is meeting his British counterpart Liam Fox for the US-UK Trade and Investment Working Group. It will be "a key mechanism to deepen our already strong bilateral trade and investment relationship, and to lay the groundwork for our future trade relationship once th...
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