British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, a close ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, while Trade Secretary Liz Truss met with U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer earlier in the week.
After meeting Trump, Raab said the UK government is committed to leaving the European Union (EU) by October 31, and aims to complete a bilateral agreement with the U.S. “as soon as possible after.” Truss called a trade pact a “golden opportunity.”
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed confidence that the UK and EU would “sort this out.” He said the U.S. supports the UK “and will be on the doorstep, pen in hand, ready to sign a new free-trade agreement at the earliest possible time.”
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