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What the US election result could mean for UK
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What the US election result could mean for UK

    It goes without saying that a change of administration in Washington would have far-reaching consequences across the world. But what will the impact of the US election result be on the UK's Brexit project? Donald Trump has called himself "Mr Brexit" and has aligned himself politically with figures like Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson. In many respects the prime minister could not hope for a more sympathetic ally in the White House than the one he currently has. Joe Biden's instincts are in many respects the opposite: and he's already shown himself capable of intervening to criticise the UK over its relationship with Europe. Last month month he took time out of the presidential election campaign to admonish Boris Johnson over the internal market bill. The Democratic ...