UK in "front seat" for US trade deal, top Republican says

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Boris Johnson has been meeting with top Republicans, including Bob Corker Britain will be in the “front seat” to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming Trump administration, a top Republican in the US Senate has said.
A US-UK trade deal would be a priority, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said after meeting Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
Barack Obama warned in April that the UK would be at the back of the queue for trade deals if voters chose Brexit.
Mr Johnson has been meeting with top Republicans on Capitol Hill.
“We hear we are first in line to do a great free trade deal with the United States. So, it"s going to be a very exciting year for both our countries,” he said.
Those meeting with the foreign secretary included House speaker Paul Ryan and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. He travelled to Washington after meeting with Mr Trump"s senior advisers in New York.
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Report: Hawks set to trade Korver to Cleveland for first-round pick

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Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer meets with Paul Millsap over recent trade rumors

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Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer meets with Paul Millsap over trade rumors

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Post-Brexit trade deals "to create 400,000 jobs"

Image copyright Getty Images Nearly 400,000 jobs could be created as a result of post-EU trade deals with other countries, pro-Brexit campaign group Change Britain has claimed.
By leaving the EU"s customs union, it said, the UK would be free to negotiate deals with the US, India, China, Japan, Canada, Korea and trading blocs in South America and South East Asia.
This, it said, would bring an estimated £23bn export boost and 387,580 jobs.
But the figures were dismissed as flawed and misleading by opponents.
Pro-EU campaigners said the statistics were based on the assumption of replicating EU deals with other countries that the UK would no longer be part of.
The UK would simply not be able to secure deals of a “comparative depth” to those negotiated by the EU after Brexit.
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Pro-Brexit group calls for EU free trade deal

Image copyright Getty Images Campaigners for a “hard” Brexit have asked business groups across Europe to put pressure on their governments for a free trade agreement with Britain.
Leave Means Leave has written to the chambers of commerce in all the other 27 EU states, asking them to call for a “sensible agreement regarding the terms of Britain"s exit from the EU”.
The letter warns that trade barriers would have a “detrimental effect”.
It also calls for uninterrupted trade as well as near-zero tariffs.
The letter was written by Leave Means Leave co-chairs Richard Tice and John Longworth, the former British Chambers of Commerce director-general. The group wants to ensure Brexit means the UK is no longer a member of the EU"s single market.
They said there were “many important elections taking place in EU member states” next year.
“Businesses across Europe will want trade with the UK to continue as usual after Brexit and any hint of trade barriers by the European Commission w..

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Brexiteers push EU business groups to agree trade deal

Image copyright Getty Images Campaigners for an early Brexit have asked business groups across Europe to put pressure on their governments for a free trade agreement with Britain.
Leave Means Leave has written to the chambers of commerce in all the other 27 EU states, asking them to call for a “sensible agreement regarding the terms of Britain"s exit from the EU”.
The letter warns that trade barriers would have a “detrimental effect”.
It also calls for uninterrupted trade as well as near-zero tariffs.
John Longworth, the former director general of the British Chambers of Commerce and co-chair of Leave Means Leave with his co-signatory of the letter, Richard Tice, said there are “many important elections taking place in EU member states” next year.
“Businesses across Europe will want trade with the UK to continue as usual after Brexit and any hint of trade barriers by the European Commission will be rejected,” he claimed.
Mr Longworth added: “It is vital that these business lea..

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Trump aide: "Use Brexit to steal UK trade"

Image Caption: Trade chief Wilbur Ross reportedly made the comments to Cypriot financiers Donald Trump"s new trade chief has urged Britain"s rivals to profit from Brexit and take business away from the UK, it has been reported.
Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary designate, said Britain faced a “period of confusion” following the EU vote, accor..

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Five models for post-Brexit UK trade

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption How will a future UK outside of the EU treat imports from around the world? After the UK voted to leave the EU, the country faces the prospect of having to establish new trade relationships – both with the remaining 27 EU members and other countries around the world.
As a member of the EU, the UK has been included in trade deals the EU has negotiated. There are 22 trade agreements between the EU and individual countries, and five multi-lateral agreements covering multiple countries.
This means that if the UK wants to retain preferential access to the markets of the 52 countries covered by these agreements, it would have to renegotiate trade deals with all of them.
Britain is a large market, so there is a clear incentive for other countries to negotiate a deal. Advocates of Brexit argued that it would be in nobody"s interest to interrupt the current trading partnerships.
But which of the other models discussed as potential post-Brexit opti..

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CBI calls for barrier-free trade with EU after Brexit

Image copyright Getty Images UK firms need to continue to have “barrier-free” access to European Union markets after Brexit, the CBI business lobby group has warned.
It said UK companies should not be subjected to trade tariffs, with only “minimal” other barriers in place.
In a report, it also called for a migration system that allowed firms to obtain the skills and labour they need.
The government said it was committed to delivering the best possible access to European markets for UK businesses.
The CBI reiterated its call for a “smooth exit” from the EU, avoiding a “cliff edge” break.
"Thousands of conversations"It said it had held “thousands of conversations” across the country with trade associations and firms of all sizes since the June referendum vote to leave the EU.
“There are serious concerns in the business community about disruption if the day after the UK leaves the EU, its final "deal" is not complete, with all trading and regulatory issues fully irone..

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"The UK"s car retail trade lags behind the vibrant the manufacturing and design sectors"

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US targets Islamic State antiquities trade

Image Caption: Photos of the artefacts were found during a US raid The US Justice Dapartment has filed a lawsuit to recover ancient Syrian artefacts it says are being trafficked to raise money for Islamic State.
It is trying to recover two gold coins, a ring and a stone tablet that are believed to have been plundered by the group and then put up for sale.
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Five models for post-Brexit UK trade

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption How will a future UK outside of the EU treat imports from around the world? After the UK voted to leave the EU, the country faces the prospect of having to establish new trade relationships – both with the remaining 27 EU members and other countries around the world.
As a member of the EU, the UK has been included in trade deals the EU has negotiated. There are 22 trade agreements between the EU and individual countries, and five multi-lateral agreements covering multiple countries.
This means that if the UK wants to retain preferential access to the markets of the 52 countries covered by these agreements, it would have to renegotiate trade deals with all of them.
Britain is a large market, so there is a clear incentive for other countries to negotiate a deal. Advocates of Brexit argued that it would be in nobody"s interest to interrupt the current trading partnerships.
But which of the other models discussed as potential post-Brexit opti..

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