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Brexit negotiators should end their talks with the EU next week, as they work to reach a deal and avoid a no-deal exit. Officials remain concerned about the possible ramifications of leaving the bloc without clear guidelines on their formal relationship, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Britain runs the risk of being left on the sidelines without a deal between the United States or the EU, affecting an already damaged economy.
How UK officials react in the future will have a profound effect on the country’s relationship with President-elect Joe Biden.
Biden will take office in the United States on January 20 and experts believe he will work towards a closer relationship with the EU.
Professor Julian Beer, deputy vice chancellor of Birmingham City University and president of the Birmingham Transatlantic Chamber of Commerce, revealed that this could upset the “special relationship”.
In an opinion piece for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Professor Beer said the Biden administration could create a “tripartite” relationship between the United States, the EU and the United Kingdom. “
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He said: “I think it could be less of the ‘special relationship’ in the future and more consideration of a different tripartite ‘special relationship’ that also includes the EU in Washington’s approach to transatlantic relations.
“In doing so, I am confident that he will focus on repairing America’s relations with Germany and France and the rest of the EU as a priority.”
Speaking to Express.co.uk, Professor Beer expanded on his analysis, adding that Biden’s transitional administration may seek to enshrine the relationship in a new kind of deal.
But he added that the president would take different approaches with trade and advice. “
Boris Johnson jeopardized the UK’s future relationship with a Biden administration before he took office, as MPs passed the controversial Internal Market Act.
The bill would, in effect, allow the UK to back down on its Northern Irish border promises and could establish a solid boundary between north and south.
Doing so would violate the Good Friday Agreement, something that Biden, who is proud of his Irish ancestry, warned the British government against.
In a tweet, he said that any trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom “must depend on respecting the Agreement and preventing the return of a hard border,” pouring cold water on the prospects for transatlantic trade.
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