Joe Biden signals he has no interest in signing US-UK trade agreement

UK ministers had hoped to agree foundational trade partnership' before both countries head to polls

Ministers have given up on signing a trade agreement with the US before the next election, after the Biden administration signalled it had no interest in agreeing one.

British officials had been hoping to agree a foundational trade partnership" before both countries head to the polls in the next 12 months, having already decided not to pursue a full-blown free trade agreement.