Reeves: UK focused on US deal while expanding global trade

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK is “resolved” to secure the best possible trade deal with the US but is also seeking to boost ties with other countries. She stressed the importance of protecting British jobs and industry while continuing talks with American counterparts. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00We continue to engage with our counterparts in the United States and of course we want to secure

00:07the best deal possible for British jobs and British industry and we are absolutely continued

00:12and resolved to do everything we can. But at the same time we also want to improve trading relations

00:18with other countries around the world. It's why I hosted the Indian Finance Minister in London this

00:23week as part of our economic and financial dialogue and to try and secure a free trade

00:28and investment treaty with India. It's also why we are having a summit with the European Union in May

00:36to improve our trading relations and I'll be travelling to Poland later today to meet with

00:41my Finance Minister counterparts from across Europe.

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