Obama’s Warning on U.K. Trade Is Now Reality, U.S.’s Froman Says
- Top negotiator says Britain is at back of the line for talks
- Theresa May must focus on relationship with the EU, he says
U.S. Trade Representative Froman on TPP, T-TIP
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Striking a trade deal with the U.K. is not on the U.S.’s list of priorities, Trade Representative Mike Froman said, echoing President Barack Obama’s pre-Brexit vote warning that a decision to leave the European Union would push Britain to the “back of the queue.”
Froman, the White House’s top trade negotiator, also poured scorn on the idea put forward by the U.K.’s pro-Brexit camp that the country can immediately start discussing deals with other parts of the world.