{"id":122253,"date":"2023-12-18T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=122253"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:49:17","slug":"joe-biden-snubs-uk-and-shelves-plan-for-trade-agreement-in-huge-blow-to-sunak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/joe-biden-snubs-uk-and-shelves-plan-for-trade-agreement-in-huge-blow-to-sunak\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden snubs UK and shelves plan for trade agreement in huge blow to Sunak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joe Biden has shelved plans for a trade deal with the UK as the 2024 presidential elections looms closer.<\/p>\n

Plans for a \u201cfoundational\u201d trade agreement with the UK ahead of next year’s national polls comes after Senate opposition and disagreements over the scope of the deal.<\/p>\n

Negotiations were indicated to begin in a draft of 11 proposed chapters, prepared by the United States Trade Representative\u2019s (USTR) office earlier this year.<\/p>\n

But now the deal is not expected to go ahead, two people briefed by the British and U.S. governments have said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think we’re going to see that re-emerge,\u201d one person familiar with the matter told Politico.<\/p>\n

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n