Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
What does the UK government say they want to negotiate state-by-state? I doubt it would be constitutional to any meaningful extent though:



I believe a foreign company can come and negotiate various arrangements with states or localities, such as tax abatements and other incentives, but if it's a government entity, not even that much may be permitted.

Seems like a subject for the blogs and Twitter experts.
Here you go, from The Times.

Britain pursues US trade deals state by state after Biden snub

Ministers have begun a move to strike “mini” trade deals with individual American states after President Biden made clear he had little interest in pursuing a trade agreement with Britain.

Under a new strategy by the Department for International Trade, ministers have led a charm offensive in state capitals to take advantage of America’s federal structure of government.