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Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration next month, it is unclear what the US-UK relationship will look like going forward. Amid Mr Johnson’s comments on Barack Obama, some US and UK officials believe Britain will not see a trade deal for some time. Some officials linked to Mr Biden’s team now believe the President-elect will look to form greater ties with France and Germany.
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According to Robert Lighthizer, Mr Trump is attempting to conclude a mini-trade agreement aimed at reducing tariffs from January 1. He indicated a deal could be done before the turn of the year which could remove crippling tariffs on British products such as Scotch whisky from a mini US-UK trade deal. Hopes of a deal were increased this week after the UK dropped tariffs on aerospace companies such as Boeing.
Jacob Rees-Mogg condemns SNP MP over ‘childish’ Brexit protest
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17 December 2020, 3:12 pm
Jacob Rees-Mogg has described the actions of an MP who picked up the parliamentary mace in a Brexit protest as “silly” and “childish”.
The SNP’s Drew Hendry, the party’s business spokesman, was suspended from the Commons on Wednesday after protesting against the UK Internal Market Bill.
As proceedings on the Bill came to a conclusion, Mr Hendry shouted “this is an outrage” and refused to resume his seat, before picking up the parliamentary mace and attempting to walk out.
The mace is the symbol of royal authority and without it neither House can meet or pass laws.