Mike Pompeo says US hopes for quick free trade deal with UK

The United States and Britain nonetheless have extra work to do on a free trade deal, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo stated on Tuesday throughout a go to to London, including that he hoped a deal could possibly be finalised earlier than too lengthy.

“A third round (of negotiations) scheduled for later this month, a primary focus for the United States is to see that we can make progress on this and bring this to a closure just as quickly as possible,” he stated throughout a short information convention with his British counterpart Dominic Raab.

“I spoke with the prime minister this morning about this, and I hope that we can get it finalised before too long,” stated Pompeo.