UK Timeline for US Deal Is Too Ambitious, Ex-Trade Adviser Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer would need President Donald Trumpto be “extraordinarily generous” to meet his ambition of finalizing the UK-US tariff deal in two weeks, according to Britain’s former top trade negotiator.

Crawford Falconer, who led British trade negotiations until late last year, cast doubts on the UK government’s efforts to settle remaining issues within a fortnight. While Starmer and Trump announced the so-called Economic Prosperity Deal to great fanfare in early May, numerous details have yet to be finalized.

“My assumption is that they’re expecting the US to be extraordinarily generous and understanding toward them,” Falconer told ...