USTR Greer warns UK choosing alignment with the EU over America is an issue for a US trade deal, according to FT

Remarks of this kind from a sitting US trade representative follow a familiar pattern: the negotiating lever deployed publicly ahead of any formal track, with the substance less important than the fact that the friction is being aired at all.

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The structural issue named here is real and longstanding: regulatory alignment with the EU constrains the scope of any bilateral US-UK deal on goods, since divergence on standards, food and agriculture rules, and digital regulation is what a US deal typically demands. Episodes of this kind have tended to matter more for headline-sensitive sterling and for the political calendar than for any near-term change in trade flows, since US-UK talks have historically moved slowly and produced limited deliverables. The tells worth noting are whether the comments draw a formal UK response, whether they are repeated by other US officials, and whether any negotiating round or visit is imminent that would give them operational weight. As sourced commentary to a newspaper rather than a policy announcement, the signal is directional rather than actionable.

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