Trump’s team drawing up ‘NEW DEAL’ for Britain as Theresa May plans to meet the President
DONALD Trump will start to plan a new deal for Britain this week after it emerged Theresa May would become the first foreign leader to meet him since his inauguration, according to reports.
By HARRY WALKER
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jan 22, 2017
Amid global protests over the weekend against his presidency, the billionaire Republican’s team worked with Downing Street to confirm plans for talks at the White House.
In a reflection of the Thatcher-Reagan style relationship the new US President aims to recreate with the Prime Minister, Mr Trump has even started to call Mrs May “my Maggie”.
Among the plans mooted by Mr Trump’s team was a new “passporting” system aimed to diminish trade barriers between American and British banks.
The scheme would allow British and US firms to set up trade in both countries with low amounts of regulation.
Britain currently has a similar deal the EU, but bitter Brussels bureaucrats have threatened to scrap it after Brexit is complete.
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