Good news as the speaker of the United States House of
Representatives announces the readiness of President Donald Trump to enter into
a trade agreement with the British government in the shortest possible time.
This was disclosed during a gathering in central London
where Mr Ryan said that the Lawmakers in the US are very ready to work with the
President in his bid to enter a bilateral agreement with the government of the
United Kingdom.
Thus, the Prime Minister’s efforts in securing good deals
for the British people post-Brexit has been bolstered further with such an
announcement, even as Brussels has taken the first leap in entering a negotiating
stance with the UK in the soon to start
Brexit negotiations
Delivering a speech for the Policy Exchange think-tank, Mr
Ryan said: "Now that Article 50 has been invoked, the UK and the EU will
determine the best path forward over the course of these negotiations.
"We want the parties to come together and strike a
lasting agreement, a strong UK-EU relationship is in all of our best interests.
"In that same vein, the United States will work closely
with our EU friends and chart a path forward on TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership) negotiations.
"At the same time we are committed to working with
President Trump and your Government to achieve a bilateral trade agreement
between the United States and Britain.
"This is one of the bipartisan messages I bring with
me, I bring Democrats and Republicans here to this room to this country today,
to say that the United States stands ready to forge a new trade agreement with
Great Britain as soon as possible so that we may further tap into the great
potential between our two people."
Just two months ago Ted Poe, the chairman of the
congressional foreign affairs committee heralded the "special
relationship" between the two nations, calling a bilateral trade deal an
opportunity to "deepen our alliance even further".
And he claimed the possibilities of the deal being entered
into within a period of two years - as the UK fights it out with the European
Union following the triggering of Article 50.
However, following Mr Ryan’s announcement during a visit to
the Chancellor Philip Hammond in Downing Street, it is seems apparent that
President Trump is ready to make it happen in less than two years
Mr Ryan also said he cannot imagine Britain being unable to
agree a trade deal with the EU even after Brexit negotiations have concluded.
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