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UK effort to rewrite Brexit rules threatens U.S. deal’s chances

September 9, 2020 at 2:48 PM
Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include a statement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The administration of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is eyeing a unilateral rewrite of some of its obligations in the withdrawal bill agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union earlier this year, an effort likely to jeopardize Democratic congressional support for a U.S.-UK trade deal. U.S. and UK negotiators are meeting for a fourth round of talks this week...


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