Thursday, 6 June 2019

Letter to the I: UK-US Trade Deal


The Brexiteer promise of a large and beneficial US free trade deal is a mirage.  First of all leaving aside President Trump’s empty promises, the US Constitution clearly gives US Congress, not the President, the main responsibility for trade and commerce.  That means that the US Congress, including the Democrat controlled House of Representatives, will have to ratify any trade deals negotiated.  Furthermore Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has warned that her support of any such deal will depend on a satisfactory resolution of the Irish border issue. 

Regards

Zachary Barker
Bristol

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