UK trade deal after Brexit not our top priority: Obama

Barack Obama has said the United States would guard against any "adverse" impacts from the Brexit vote, but warned that a trade deal with the UK was not Washington’s top priority.

Barack Obama has said the United States would guard against any "adverse" impacts from the Brexit vote, but warned that a trade deal with the UK was not Washington’s top priority.

President Obama suggested the trading relationship between the UK and the US could become stronger in future and vowed to make sure it did not end up "unravelling" as the Brexit process began.