President Trump has 'huge appetite' for free trade deal with UK - Foreign secretary Dominic Raab
President Trump has a"huge appetite" to sign a free trade deal with the UK, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said.
During a visit to the White House to see Vice President Mike Pence, Mr Raab had an unscheduled meeting with Donald Trump too. "He called me into the Oval Office," Mr Raab said, adding that the president was"effusive in his warmth for the United Kingdom". The foreign secretary said that achieving a free trade deal would require a lot of work, but"there's a huge appetite on both sides to achieve that".He and Mr Trump also discussed"all the range of security issues that we share in common", Mr Raab added.His meeting with the president may be seen as a sign that Mr Trump is keen to repair relations with the UK following a diplomatic row over former ambassador Sir Kim Darroch.
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