INTRO: While world leaders continue to digest just what a Trump presidency is going to look like, the U.K. is fast approaching it's March deadline to start the process of leaving the European Union.
Despite concerns over some of President-elect Donald Trump's views, some analysts believe his business background, links with the UK and similarities with the views behind Brexit could lead to a better trade deal for the U.K.
Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...
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VO: On the day of the US election result, shares in renewable energy firms in Europe dropped sharply...
Investors were concerned that Donald Trump's pledges to revitilise US manufacturing and energy production could slow down exports into America...
But since becoming President-elect, Donald Trump has softened his tone...David Collins, Professor in International Law at City University London, believes this result will be positive for the UK's future trade relationship once it leaves the EU...
David Collins, Prof. International Law, City University London: "I don't think we could have asked for a better result in the US election in terms of our trade deals. It was fairly obvious that Clinton's agenda was to pursue what Obama had done and it seems that his approach to the UK was somewhat disfavourable in light of Brexit. He famously said we'd be at the 'back of the queue', so it seems a bilateral trade deal with the US with the Obama administration would have been very unlikely and I think Clinton showed every sign of following that agenda and I think it would have been difficult. Trump on the other hand has made bilateral trade deals a cornerstone of his agenda."
VO: Donald Trump's election has left the US-EU trade agreement, known as TTIP, as good as dead according to one German official.
It was not mentioned during Trump's campaign, but Trump appeared determined to stand against existing and proposed trade agreements, instead wanting to focus on negotiating bilateral deals.
Speaking during his campaign, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain leaving the EU would not make a difference to him...
Donald Trump, US President-Elect: "With me they will always be treated fantastically well...'will we be front of the queue with a Donald Trump presidency?' Well I don't want to say front or anything else I will treat everyone fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me if they were in the EU or not...'We wouldn't be back of the queue for trade?'...You would certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you."
VO: In a recent speech, British Prime Minister Theresa May explained how dynamic trade deals could be reached once the UK leaves the EU...
Theresa May, British Prime Minister: "As we leave the European Union we shall also use the strength and size of our economy to lead the way to get out into the world, doing new business with old allies and new partners alike. We will use the freedoms that come from negotiating with partners directly to be flexible, to set our own rules, and forge new and dynamic trading agreements that work for the whole UK."
VO: Exact details on any future UK-US trade deal will be worked out over the next few years, but right now the government is dealing with a legal challenge over whether Parliament should have a say on triggering Article 50, starting a two year Brexit negotiating period.
It was the interim leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage who became the first British politician to meet with Donald Trump just days after his victory.
Farage's offer to be a go-between between Trump and Number 10 was swiftly rejected by the government - but Farage remains confident Trump wants to secure a strong working and economic relationship with the UK...
Nigel Farage, interim UKIP leader: "He himself is a really devout Anglophile. He loves this country, he was talking about where his mum came from in Scotland, how beautiful the countryside is, he's got investments in this country - and yeah I think talking to not just him, talking to his team, there is no question they want the relationship with the United Kingdom to be back to where it should be, because Obama very much downplayed it and I think we have a fantastic opportunity here. A chance to do a trade deal with the USA and actually the prospect of that I think strengthens our negotiating hand in Brussels after Article 50 is declared."
VO: The issue is there are too many unknowns.
How the UK's economic relationship with the EU will transpire could directly affect how it deals with the US...
But David Collins says the so-called "special relationship" between the two countries will remain...
David Collins, Prof. International Law, City University London: "Lets not forget the US was a British colony. The English, Scotish and Welsh descendants still make up a vast portion of the US population. The 20th century was based upon the transatlantic alliance between the US and the United Kingdom. And again Trump's heritage, the shared language, the shared culture, we can't underestimate that - it's vastly important."
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Despite concerns over some of President-elect Donald Trump's views, some analysts believe his business background, links with the UK and similarities with the views behind Brexit could lead to a better trade deal for the U.K.
Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...
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VO: On the day of the US election result, shares in renewable energy firms in Europe dropped sharply...
Investors were concerned that Donald Trump's pledges to revitilise US manufacturing and energy production could slow down exports into America...
But since becoming President-elect, Donald Trump has softened his tone...David Collins, Professor in International Law at City University London, believes this result will be positive for the UK's future trade relationship once it leaves the EU...
David Collins, Prof. International Law, City University London: "I don't think we could have asked for a better result in the US election in terms of our trade deals. It was fairly obvious that Clinton's agenda was to pursue what Obama had done and it seems that his approach to the UK was somewhat disfavourable in light of Brexit. He famously said we'd be at the 'back of the queue', so it seems a bilateral trade deal with the US with the Obama administration would have been very unlikely and I think Clinton showed every sign of following that agenda and I think it would have been difficult. Trump on the other hand has made bilateral trade deals a cornerstone of his agenda."
VO: Donald Trump's election has left the US-EU trade agreement, known as TTIP, as good as dead according to one German official.
It was not mentioned during Trump's campaign, but Trump appeared determined to stand against existing and proposed trade agreements, instead wanting to focus on negotiating bilateral deals.
Speaking during his campaign, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain leaving the EU would not make a difference to him...
Donald Trump, US President-Elect: "With me they will always be treated fantastically well...'will we be front of the queue with a Donald Trump presidency?' Well I don't want to say front or anything else I will treat everyone fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me if they were in the EU or not...'We wouldn't be back of the queue for trade?'...You would certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you."
VO: In a recent speech, British Prime Minister Theresa May explained how dynamic trade deals could be reached once the UK leaves the EU...
Theresa May, British Prime Minister: "As we leave the European Union we shall also use the strength and size of our economy to lead the way to get out into the world, doing new business with old allies and new partners alike. We will use the freedoms that come from negotiating with partners directly to be flexible, to set our own rules, and forge new and dynamic trading agreements that work for the whole UK."
VO: Exact details on any future UK-US trade deal will be worked out over the next few years, but right now the government is dealing with a legal challenge over whether Parliament should have a say on triggering Article 50, starting a two year Brexit negotiating period.
It was the interim leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage who became the first British politician to meet with Donald Trump just days after his victory.
Farage's offer to be a go-between between Trump and Number 10 was swiftly rejected by the government - but Farage remains confident Trump wants to secure a strong working and economic relationship with the UK...
Nigel Farage, interim UKIP leader: "He himself is a really devout Anglophile. He loves this country, he was talking about where his mum came from in Scotland, how beautiful the countryside is, he's got investments in this country - and yeah I think talking to not just him, talking to his team, there is no question they want the relationship with the United Kingdom to be back to where it should be, because Obama very much downplayed it and I think we have a fantastic opportunity here. A chance to do a trade deal with the USA and actually the prospect of that I think strengthens our negotiating hand in Brussels after Article 50 is declared."
VO: The issue is there are too many unknowns.
How the UK's economic relationship with the EU will transpire could directly affect how it deals with the US...
But David Collins says the so-called "special relationship" between the two countries will remain...
David Collins, Prof. International Law, City University London: "Lets not forget the US was a British colony. The English, Scotish and Welsh descendants still make up a vast portion of the US population. The 20th century was based upon the transatlantic alliance between the US and the United Kingdom. And again Trump's heritage, the shared language, the shared culture, we can't underestimate that - it's vastly important."
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