UK officials advised to read Trump book before seeking US trade deal

Prof Ted Malloch, tipped to be American ambassador to EU, says The Art of the Deal reveals how president-elect's mind works

The US academic tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the EU has told British government advisers they should read the president-elect's business book The Art of the Deal before starting trade negotiations with the US.

Prof Ted Malloch, a long-time supporter of Trump who will fly out on Wednesday to attend his inauguration, is understood to have been speaking to Downing Street staff after Theresa May's speech on leaving the EU.