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Donald Trump suggested that Theresa May's Brexit deal could threaten a trade deal between the UK and the UK.
The US president told reporters that the withdrawal agreement "seemed like a very good deal for the EU" and meant that the UK might not be able to trade with the United States .
No 10 insisted that it was "very clear" that the UK would be able to sign trade agreements with countries around the world.
Downing Street added that Ms. May was ready to defend her market during a televised debate with Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The debate could take place on December 9, two days before Parliament votes on Ms. May's agreement.
Addressing reporters outside the White House, Mr. Trump said, "For now, if you look at the agreement, [the UK] may not be able to trade with us. And that would not be a good thing. I do not think that they meant that. "
It seems that Trump has hinted that the deal could leave Britain unable to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States.
Cabinet Minister David Lidington said Trump's words "were not unexpected" and that negotiations on a trade deal with the United States would always be "difficult".
"The United States is a tough negotiator," he told BBC Radio 4, Today. "President Trump has always made it very clear that priority must be given to America first, and I would expect the British Prime Minister to give priority to British interests. "
The comments were made after Ms. May dispelled Monday's criticism of her Brexit deal from MPs on all sides of the House of Commons – insisting that the deal would allow the UK to resume control of the law, money and borders.
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Analysis
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By Jon Sopel, Editor-in-Chief, BBC North America
Theresa May kicked the House of Commons, then her closest ally, Donald Trump, puts on her low-rise boots and joins him.
When Donald Trump fired a contract during Theresa May's Brexit deal, there was nothing accidental or spontaneous about it.
Senior officials in his administration have close ties with prominent Eurosceptics in the Conservative Party.
But when the president says that the deal could jeopardize trade with the UK, it's hard to see what he means. During the transition period, relations with the United States would likely unfold in exactly the same way as today.
Yet as long as Britain is in some way tied to EU rules, there are limits to what can be negotiated in terms of free trade agreements – so many points that have advanced by those who campaigned for a more decisive Brexit.
This intervention, to come after the agreement and the prior vote in the House of Commons, can only be interpreted in one way: the President is on the side of the Prime Minister's criticism.
Unions, Liberal Democrats, the SNP, the DUP and many Conservative MPs said they would vote against the Brexit deal.
Sir Michel Fallon launched a scathing attack on Mrs May's contract concerning Brexit, calling him "convicted".
The long-time Conservative and long-time party loyalist echoed Corbyn's words when he described the deal as "the worst of all worlds."
When asked if the prime minister was also sentenced, he told BBC Radio 4's Today: "It's up to me."
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As part of her two-week bid to convince MPs and the UK public to support her deal, May will inform Welsh politicians and employers on Tuesday of having more powers after Brexit, with more than 150 fields political decision-making devolved to decentralized. parliaments and assemblies.
It will also highlight the potential benefits for farmers of leaving the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.
Then, in Northern Ireland, she will tell representatives of the five main political parties that her agreement will allow employers to "trade freely across the border with Ireland and have access to unhindered to the rest of the UK market ".
Northern Ireland has been the subject of many Brexit discussions because the UK and the EU want to avoid a physical border – with guard posts and controls – between that country and the Republic of Ireland . The deal includes a "backstop" – a fallback position – that would mean that Northern Ireland would still follow certain EU rules on products such as food products if a trade agreement to long term was not concluded.
The Democratic Unionist Party, which backs May's government, accused the prime minister of violating his promise that Northern Ireland would never be treated differently from the rest of the UK – but Prime Minister Minister said the support was a "no insurance policy". we want to use ".
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The UK must leave the EU on March 29, 2019, according to legislation already passed by Parliament.
Unions, Liberal Democrats, the SNP, the DUP and many Conservative MPs said they would vote against the Brexit deal.
Lord Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, said that government officials were probably working on a "plan B" in case the agreement would be rejected, but that it would not be there. would have "no murmur" publicly until the Commons vote.
He told the BBC that even if the option to seek changes to the withdrawal agreement remained on the table, if the defeat was extremely burdensome, more radical solutions, such as prolonging the talks , should be considered.
"If Parliament rejects the agreement by a significant majority and no agreement is now unacceptable, it is incumbent on the government to seriously consider the options that it previously excluded" , he told Radio 4 today.
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