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		</div><p>Theresa May has insisted she believes it will be possible to agree the shape of Britain&#8217;s new trade relationship with the European Union within the two-year timeframe for Brexit negotiations.</p>
<p>The UK Prime Minister&#8217;s comment came after Germany&#8217;s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel cast doubt on the possibility of completing the &#8220;laborious endeavour&#8221; in such a short period.</p>
<p>Mr Gabriel instead suggested both sides may have to be content with getting as far as they can within two years, rather than sealing the deal within that timeframe.</p>
<p>Speaking during a visit to Jordan, Mrs May said it was &#8220;sensible and pragmatic&#8221; to ensure that individuals and businesses have a clear idea of what the future arrangements will be by the time the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.</p>
<p>But she stopped short of claiming that a trade deal could be signed within that time. European Council president Donald Tusk made clear in his draft guidelines for negotiations, released on Friday, that EU rules insist that a deal can be signed only after the UK has left.</p>
<p>Mrs May told Sky News: &#8220;There&#8217;s obviously a legal situation in terms of how the EU can conduct trade negotiations. I&#8217;m clear that by the point at which we leave the EU, it&#8217;s right that everybody should know what the future arrangements, the future relationship, that future partnership between us and the European Union will be.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the sensible thing, it&#8217;s the pragmatic way to look at this, and I believe that&#8217;s what we will do.&#8221;<br />
Asked if she believed this can be done within two years, she replied: &#8220;Yes.&#8221;</p>
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