UK-US Trade Relations

The United Kingdom: House of Commons: International Trade Committee published a report UK-US Trade Relations on the 1 May 2018. The Committee warned the UK Government against rushing into trade negotiations with the US without first establishing a clear, comprehensive and evidence-based trade strategy.

It cautioned that the temptation to achieve a quick trade deal with the world’s largest economy would be high, but the complexities of the regulatory environment and US’s federal system would need careful navigation.

A deal with the US was central to the Government’s post-Brexit trade strategy, and had been confirmed as its first priority for new free trade agreements after Brexit. Any trade deal with the US could have a transformative effect on the UK economy, for better or worse.

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Institute of Free Trade / Cato Institute: Project: An 'Ideal' US-UK Free Trade Agreement http://ifreetrade.org/publication/us_uk_shadow_trade_talks_an_ideal_fta

United Kingdom: Department for International Trade: Policy Paper, October 2017: Preparing for our future UK trade policy / The Trade Bill 2017-2019 http://www.europeansources.info/record/preparing-for-our-future-uk-trade-policy-the-trade-bill-2017-2019/

The Economist, 05.04.18: The elusive art of the deal. The promised post-Brexit trade deal with America may never materialise https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21739989-it-slowly-dawning-signing-trade-agreement-will-be-neither-quick-nor-easy-promised

LSE Brexit: Blog, 25.06.18: Britain’s global negotiating position is weaker after the G7 Summit http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/06/25/britains-negotiating-position-weaker-after-the-g7-summit/

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