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President Obama quashes prospect of fast-track Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal

U.S. President Barack Obama offered Britain little hope of a fast-track post-Brexit trade deal on Sunday, but said he would work to ensure the economic relationship between the two does not unravel after the British vote to leave the European Union. Obama met with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the start of a G20 summit in China as Britain embarks on the long process of reinventing itself as an independent trading nation following the shock June EU referendum outcome. Smiling for now Theresa May UK PM Obama, who in April used a visit to London to tell Britain it would be at the back of the queue for a trade deal if it left the EU, met with May for the first time since she became prime minister to discuss Brexit and other global challenges. He offered May reassurance that Britain's closest political, commercial and military ally would stand by her, but did not shrink away from his stance that Brexit was a mistake and that London would not be able to jump the...

No Brexit for me, why I'm staying in a reformed EU and so should you

Andrew Selous MP I am proud that this Government is giving the British people a vote on whether to remain members of the European Union. The British people have been shut out from this debate for far too long. I know that people of goodwill who love their country dearly and want nothing but the best for the United Kingdom have strongly differing views on this subject. However the country votes on 23rd June we must come together as one nation afterwards to make the best of which ever decision the British people make. I am proud of our country. Over the centuries we’ve done more than anyone to promote liberty, the rule of law and free markets. We have done so in cooperation with many and in the interests of all. Today we still offer hope to those less fortunate than ourselves in a troubled the world. We are also a sovereign power that embraces the strength found in exchanging mutual commitments. Having thought long and hard about this issue I have decided to back the United ...