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| Legally the UK cannot sign a trade deal with the US while still an EU member and while still a member of the single market.
I wonder how May will explain this to Trump and that he must wait at least two years; I believe Trump is the sort of person who will say "now or never"! 
I doubt May will flout EU rules and immediately agree to a trade deal but you never know  | |
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Sure they can, to be activate upon clearance of any hurdles. But the message of support is the value in itself. This is about negotiations.