Britain-US trade deal: May and Trump vow to make SWIFT post-Brexit agreement
THERESA May and Donald Trump agreed on the importance of a swift post-Brexit bilateral trade deal in the the pair’s first phone call since their row over the US President’s retweeting of a British far-right group.
The pair spoke for the first time since their public spat over Trump's Britain First retweets
In a wide-ranging call, the two leaders updated each other on the progress of their respective domestic affairs and discussed the situation in the Middle East following Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the new Israeli capital.
A spokesman for Mrs May said: "They discussed the different positions we took on the recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, and agreed on the importance of the US bringing forward new proposals for peace and the international community supporting these efforts.
"The Prime Minister updated the President on the recent good progress of the Brexit negotiations, and the President set out the progress he had made on his economic agenda.
May travelled to Washington to meet Trump within days of his inauguration
"They agreed on the importance of a swift post-Brexit bilateral trade deal," the spokesman added.
The ‘special relationship’ between Donald Trump and Theresa May has suffered in recent weeks following the US President’s decision to retweet a series of videos posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First.
Trump’s decision to retweet the three anti-Muslim videos prompted an angry reaction from her Mrs May, who said the President was “wrong” to share the clips.
Trump’s hostile response prompted concerns about a breakdown in ties between the pair but today’s phone call suggests their relationship remains intact.
Twitter has since blocked Ms Fransen's account in a bid to crack down on hate speech.