John Bolton's, erm, "ambitious" sectoral trade deal idea might escape the clutches of WTO law for a while but would run smack into the US Congress. In fact it's mainly a foreign policy signal(from US side) and to sway gullible MPs and voters (from UK). Me: https://t.co/YaI1p06UWA

— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) August 13, 2019