With the negotiations over a post-Brexit trade agreement coming down to a frantic few weeks before the Dec. 31 deadline, Boris Johnson’s checkered legacy in Brussels has become a hurdle https://nyti.ms/2IE71Hf
New Zealand’s deputy prime minister says UK not ‘match fit’ for post-Brexit deal negotiations https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/new-zealand-post-brexit-trade-deal-1-6789052
London expected to co-host next stage of post-Brexit negotiations https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/24/london-expected-co-host-next-stage-post-brexit-negotiations?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1577182702
It takes on average 45 months for the U.S. to negotiate bilateral trade agreements. Negotiations can’t start in earnest with the U.K. until Britain has settled its post-Brexit relationship with the EU. https://on.wsj.com/2IwfDyn