UK: First round of trade talks with U.S. ‘positive and constructive’

The first round of negotiations between the U.S. and United Kingdom, which ended last week, was “positive and constructive,” British trade secretary Elizabeth Truss said on Monday, adding that the two sides placed “significant emphasis” on post-pandemic recovery and identified digital trade, services and investment as mutually high-ambition areas. The next two-week negotiating session is scheduled to begin on June 15, with the two sides continuing discussions in the meantime. The first round was held remotely and the second round...