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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Britain’s hopes of post-Brexit US trade deal ‘depend on workers’ rights’

Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Katherine Tai share a podium
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK trade secretary, left, and Katherine Tai, US trade representative, resume talks on a UK-US trade deal this week. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s hopes of a favourable post-Brexit trade deal with the US risk being undermined by the government’s lack of engagement on workers’ rights, trade unions have warned.

As a second round of US-UK talks begins this week, union leaders from both countries said Washington would push for a “worker-centred approach to trade” to help unlock a deal.

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