GillsBluenose
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The USA and UK will continue to be strong military and intelligence allies but somehow, I doubt Joe Biden will ever be a true friend of the UK. However, does that matter at all ? Guess we`ll find out in the coming years.
Doubt whether it does. Somebody on the news or Andrew Marr pointed out that Trump had provoked and offended France and Germany so much that Biden may have to prioritise repairing the damage there, but it would be difficult for him to say how much he values the help of the UK in military, intelligence and security matters while at the same time badmouthing us and holding us to ransom on a trade deal.
Although Trump was touting a trade deal it would only be done of it benefitted "America first" so Biden will be the same.
We are only talking about 17% of our imports/exports and, with existing WTO tariffs, we already export more to the US than we import. It would just be a shame for both nations if that percentage could not be increased, as it surely would be with a mutually beneficial free trade deal in place.