


The UK is “first in line” for a trade deal with the US, President Trump’s National Security Adviser has said.






Mr Bolton said “doing it in pieces” is not unprecedented and the US understood the importance and urgency of “doing as much as we can agree on as rapidly as possible because of the impending 31 October exit date”.

He argued that there would be enthusiastic bipartisan support in Congress for speedy ratification at each stage.

“To be clear, in the Trump administration, Britain’s constantly at the front of the trade queue, or line as we say,” said Mr Bolton.



He also criticised the European Union and accused them of treating voters like “peasants”.

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He made it clear that the US government “fully understands” that Brexit is the UK’s first priority, and said issues like Iran, China, and the involvement of the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei in building the UK’s 5G mobile infrastructure could be put off until after the UK leaves the EU.



‘America first’

Former Labour foreign secretary Jack Straw described Mr Bolton as “dangerously bellicose”, as well as opposed to the Iran nuclear deal and international organisations like the United Nations.

In return for a trade deal, Mr Straw suggested the UK would have to agree to some US demands, for example allowing imports of US chlorine-washed chicken.



For example, he said Mr Bolton would want a “clear indication” from the UK it would leave the Iran nuclear deal, which President Trump withdrew the US from in May 2018.


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