Britain and US launch talks for 'ambitious' free trade deal

Britain and the United States are to begin negotiations on an "ambitious" post-Brexit free trade agreement on Tuesday. Liz Truss, the International Trade Secretary, and Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, will open the talks with a video conference call. The first round of negotiations will then continue for around two weeks, with around 100 negotiators on each side taking part. Further rounds will take place approximately every six weeks with talks being conducted remotely until it is safe to travel again. At official level, the talks will be led by Oliver Griffiths at the Department for International Trade for the UK and Daniel Mullaney, the assistant US trade representative for Europe and the Middle East.

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