Kerry says informal U.S./UK trade talks could start before Brexit

It is more important than ever for the European Union to strike a trade deal with the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, adding there was no way for Britain to strike a trade pact with Washington before leaving the bloc. Britain voted in a referendum last month to leave the EU but Prime Minister Theresa May's new government has yet to decide on when to trigger formal exit talks. Speaking in London, Kerry said it would be "physically impossible" to cut a trade deal with