UK would be ‘lucky’ to strike trade deal in Biden’s first term, says former ambassador

A former UK ambassador to the US has warned that it is unlikely that Britain will be able to strike a trade deal with Washington in Joe Biden’s first term as president. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour on Sunday, Lord Kim Darroch, who stepped down from his post in July 2019 after private cables in which he had criticised President Donald Trump came to light, said the UK would be “lucky” to strike a trade deal with the US over the next four years....