Trump UK visit carries risks for May

Significance

The visit, sandwiched between the July 11-12 NATO Summit and July 16 meeting of Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, returns UK Prime Minister Theresa May's trip to Washington in January 2017.

Impacts

• The post-Brexit UK-EU deal could scupper a UK-US free trade deal.
• Trump’s visit may see some new UK-US business deals, and new security and military cooperation pledges.
• New UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will need to build ties with Trump and his administration.