Liz Truss & Joe Biden – not singing in tune

     Liz Truss hot-footing it to the USA has made the surprising admission that a UK-US trade deal, seen as one of the biggest prizes of Brexit, essential to boost UK growth, is not likely in the next few years. The Northern Ireland Protocol is one stumbling block with some Democrats warning there can be no trade deal unless the matter is resolved.  A leaked 2018 UK government document assumed a US trade deal might boost Britain’s gross domestic product by 0.2 per