The UK’s hope to reach a bilateral trade deal with the United States in the near future has been further diminished by U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday. The president issued a fresh warning about the Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States—a major selling point for Johnson when he campaigned on delivering Brexit in 2019—seemed promising at the time with the backing of the then-U.S. President Donald Trump. But the prime minister has been less optimistic about the prospect of sealing a deal soon. “On the FTA, the reality is that Joe has a lot of fish to fry,” Johnson told reporters on Monday while on his way to New York. Sitting next to Johnson in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Biden said he and Johnson were to “talk a little bit about trade.” After …
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