Economics
U.K.'s Fox Acknowledges Hard to Strike EU Trade Deal by 2019
- Trade secretary is in Washington working toward deal with U.S.
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U.K.'s Fox in U.S. to Pave Way for Post-Brexit Deal
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Trade Secretary Liam Fox acknowledged it will be a stretch for Britain to negotiate a new trading relationship with the European Union by the time of their 2019 divorce in another sign that the U.K. government will seek a post-Brexit transitional period.