The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.

A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” between London and Brussels based on “maintaining global economic stability and our mutual commitment to free and open trade.”

It comes as Keir Starmer’s U.K. government is locked in negotiations with the Trump administration to try to get a carve-out from the U.S. president’s new tariffs.

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    Free. Commerce. Eu. Uk.

    i’m still working on it, but i think it’s going to form an acronym that says “f.u.c.k. t.r.u.m.p”

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      Free Unions’ Commerce Konvention: Toward Reciprocal Unity in Market Practices.