British Prime Minister Theresa May  in London on January 10th (Photo: VNA)

May added that her government was not seeking to "cherry pick" in the negotiations and that it wanted a trade deal that goes further than the one that the EU has with Norway or Canada, simply because Britain is negotiating from a different position that those two countries. Britain and the EU struck a divorce deal last month that paved the way for talks on future trade ties and boosted hopes of an orderly Brexit.