Sources: UK officials float possibility of smaller services plurilateral if TISA fails

British officials have discussed with their U.S. counterparts the possibility of negotiating a plurilateral agreement on services, preparing for a scenario in which the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations remained unfinished because the European Union could not rectify internal divisions over data flow provisions, sources said. The UK, however, could not formally take part in negotiating such a deal until it formally leaves the European Union, a process that is expected to extend into mid-2019 -- one reason why sources...