1 Aug 2019

Trump offers UK a no-deal Brexit trade agreement

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 1 August 2019

President Donald Trump has offered UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a "substantial" trade agreement in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

However US members of Congress who disagree with Mr Johnson's wish to abandon the backstop have warned they would block any US-UK trade deal.

Corin Dann speaks to our Washington correspondent Simon Marks.