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UK: At lobby briefing, PM's spokesman seeks to put onus on EU to start trade
talks ASAP once the UK leaves the bloc. 
- Says "we are ready" for talks on 1 Feb, the day after the UK leaves the EU.
- However, the EU has stated it will not be able to begin negotiations for a FTA
until the bloc has agreed a mandate for trade at its 25 Feb general affairs
council. 
- As such, the UK could end up beginning trade talks with the US before the EU.
While not meaning much in terms of eventual deals, it provides a signal of the
UK gov'ts keenness to create a strong relationship with the US post-Brexit. 

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