LONDON — As she readies Britain for its divorce from the European Union, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has little choice but to extend the hand of friendship to Donald Trump.
The inauguration of the new American president on Friday presents Britain with opportunities that previously looked unachievable. A rapid trade deal with the world’s biggest economy dramatically boosts the U.K.’s economic prospects outside the European single market, Brexiteers believe.Â
But lift the curtain in Whitehall and there is high-level anxiety about the costs of rushing into Trump’s embrace, according to more than a dozen conversations with senior U.K. government officials, …read more
Source: European Voice
