02 Dec 2019 --- In a series of leaked official documents released to the public on discussion website Reddit, collateral interests of the US government in Brexit negotiations are emerging from the woodwork. The documents comprise 451 pages of reports and transcripts of six bilateral meetings of the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG), which span the course of three years. The exposé underscores advantages for the US in a no-deal Brexit scenario, which would pave the way for lucrative trade opportunities following the UK’s departure from the single market’s stringent food safety standards. These motives have been decried by British food and agriculture representatives.
