[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by phone with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and that discussions on a 'very substantial' trade deal were already underway. Read more at The Business Times.
[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by phone with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and that discussions on a"very substantial" trade deal were already underway.
"I predict he'll be a great prime minister," Mr Trump said, calling Mr Johnson a"good guy" minutes after ending the conversation. "We're working on a trade agreement already," Mr Trump said, adding:"I think it will be a very substantial trade agreement." Mr Trump said a bilateral deal with post-Brexit Britain could be"three to four, five times" bigger than current trade and once London is out of the European Union"we could do much more".In London, a Downing Street spokesperson said Mr Trump and Mr Johnson had"both expressed their commitment to delivering an ambitious free trade agreement and to starting negotiations as soon as possible after the UK leaves the EU.
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