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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump expected to announce framework of UK trade agreement, sources say

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office.
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade agreement with the UK on Thursday. Photograph: Samuel Corum/EPA

Donald Trump is expected to announce the framework of a trade agreement with the UK, according to two people familiar with the matter, after teasing a major announcement with a “big and highly respected, country.”

The specifics of any agreement were not immediately clear and there was no comment from the White House or the British embassy in Washington on whether an actual deal had been reached or if the framework would need further negotiation. Any agreement would mark the first such deal for the administration since it imposed sweeping tariffs against trade partners last month.

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