Rather than walking into a sweetheart deal with the US, the UK is likely to be confronted by a phalanx of hard-nosed American trade officials who will attempt to pry open British markets to more American goods. | Analysis by LukeMcGee
It's easy to see why this idea is popular among Brexit supporters. The United States is not only the United Kingdom's single largest trading partner, but also the biggest economy on earth.
Female lawmakers are stepping down ahead of UK election 03:03And any dilution of food standards in the United Kingdom would have wider implications for any trade deal that it could strike with Europe, given that chlorinated chicken is banned in the European Union.Then there are EU animal welfare standards. In the United Kingdom, animal welfare is a big deal.
Why calling a general election is a big gamble for Johnson 01:15As Lowe explains, when Washington negotiated its trade deal with Seoul, it"managed to get South Korea to agree that US companies could challenge fair value of medicines." A similar outcome in any deal with London would mean more expensive drugs on the UK market.Perhaps sensitive to the political damage this attack line could cause, UK government ministers have lined up to rule this out.
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