Posted 12/18/2023, 10:07:52 PM
Biden Ends Post-Brexit UK Trade Talks Over Worker Rights and Democrats' Objections
- Biden administration has abandoned talks of a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK due to opposition from Senate Democrats and failure to agree on scope
- Trade talks were launched in 2018 under Trump administration but saw little progress
- Biden wants to protect American laborers, insisted on worker protections UK wasn't providing
- Lack of deal is blow to UK exports; US was never as eager for the agreement
- UK minister hopes deal could be revived under a future Trump presidency