2020 will be the year of the UK-EU-US trade triangle

Britain needs to “drop its starry-eyed optimism”, according to Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.

“The UK will not get an easy ride just because of its so-called special relationship with the US. If the UK resists US demands, particularly in the area of agriculture and food hygiene, then concluding a comprehensive free trade agreement could take years.”

Lowe is also concerned that Britain could become a pawn in America’s trade wars with China and the EU.