boris johnson s hopes for securing a comprehensive free trade deal with the us appear to be fading, after president biden downplayed the issue following their face to face meeting at the white house. following their face to face meeting mr biden told reporters they d discuss trade a little bit but he stressed instead the issue of peace in northern ireland. he said he wouldn t want to see a change in the irish accords which might result in the closed border again. so what about the uk s trade deal hopes? one option thought to be under consideration joining a north american trade pact. that s the usmca deal, which involves the us, mexico and canada. but the department for international trade this morning said there were no plans for that. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from washington dc. side by side, borisjohnson s visit to the most famous political office in the world finally took place.
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don t get me wrong, the trade steps are worth doing as well but it s in the context of the background of what we have just gone to the economy. uk no longer trade with anybody, and tariffs will increase payment. in north america trade between canada and united states some people mightjust find it easier to pave for tariff than do the paperwork. this has almost come out of the blue because boris johnson is in north america at the moment, and it doesn t know which way it wants to pivot and which postures it wants to have from a trade perspective and that is a problem for the uk. it s a problem for everyone in business, trade and exporting because the uk is not clear what it wants. it was only clear what it wants. it was only clear it wanted brexit and the damage to the economy wasn t really thought of in any further terms. angus, thank you forjoining us this morning and sharing your thoughts.