国际英语资讯:British PMs Brexit plan to scupper Britain-U.S. trade deal, says former top negotiator
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 15-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Paper">Paper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="bombshell">bombshell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Paper">Paper</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>", <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="Brexiters">Brexiters</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Paper">Paper</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="common">common</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="book">book</span>' <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="harmonisation">harmonisation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="jeopardises">jeopardises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>," <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compromised">compromised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="aptly">aptly</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> '<span word="kill">kill</span>' <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>," <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>-<span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p>
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