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Former US treasury secretary: Britain has much less to give than Europe as a whole did

Larry Summers says Britain is “delusional” if it expects a favourable trade deal with America after Brexit.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
August 7, 2019
in Politics
Former US treasury secretary: Britain has much less to give than Europe as a whole did

Larry Summers has said it is “delusional” for the UK to expect a favourable trade deal with America after Brexit.

The former US treasury secretary said Boris Johnson’s “do or die” strategy has robbed the “desperate” UK of any leverage in future trade talks.

Talking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: “Look at it from America’s point of view: Britain has much less to give than Europe as a whole did, therefore less reason for the United States to make concessions.

“You make more concessions dealing with a wealthy man than you do dealing with a poor man.

 “Second, Britain has no leverage. Britain is desperate. Britain has nothing else. It needs an agreement very soon.

“When you have a desperate partner, that’s when you strike the hardest bargain.

“The last thing you do is quit a job before you look for your new one.

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“In the same way, establishing absolutely that, as a matter of sacred principle, you’re leaving Europe has to be the worst way to give you leverage with any new potential partners.”

His comments came as foreign secretary Dominic Raab began a three-day tour of Canada, the US and Mexico in an effort to “fire up” the UK’s trade relationship with North America.

Mr Raab said he was hoping to ensure a “smooth transition” of trading relations with non-European states following Brexit, and move “quickly” to extensive new trade deals.

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Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE).He has contributed articles to The Sunday Telegraph, BBC News and writes for The Big Issue on a weekly basis.Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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  1. Jason says:
    4 months ago

    Jujst the sort of comment that reminds me of the Kennedy’s father , Joseph Kennedy, when he was US ambassador to Britain in 1939. He jumped up and said Britain was finished at the outset of WW2 and fled back to the US before any bombing of London took place . Summers has a deep-seated dislike of the UK and naturally the BBC being anti-UK relished an interview…… their beloved fear tactics they so adore.

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  2. Russell Brysnt says:
    4 months ago

    Monkey and Organgrinder comes to mind

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