A UK-US trade deal is on the cards, and it’s poised to be the next big corporate power grab.

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Theresa May wants to strike a quick trade deal with Trump -- a deal that could turn out worse than TTIP threatened to be. But we have the chance to step in early and stop that from happening.

The government has quietly launched an inquiry into UK-US trade relations and it closes in less than a week.

We know that the infamous US-EU trade pact TTIP and its EU-Canada sister trade deal CETA are the likely blueprints for future trade deals. So we have a good idea of what dangers lie ahead.

That is why we have drafted six key demands for a better, more just trade deal -- to let Theresa May know right from the start that we won’t let her turn Brexit into a corporate takeover.

The SumOfUs community urges the UK government to adhere to the following principles in negotiating a trade agreement with the US:

1. Labour, climate and human rights agreements and how they’re implemented in UK law should take precedence over the trade agreement.

2. Violations of human rights, workers' rights and environmental protection should be sanctionable, and those sanctions meaningful and effective.

3. Negotiations need to happen transparently and inclusively. Text proposals as well as consolidated treaty texts need to be published to allow for public scrutiny and robust debate. Corporations must not be granted privileged access.

4. No special rights for investors. The deal should not enable US corporations to sue the UK over policy in the public interest that threatens their profits.

5. All public services must be exempt and protected from corporate takeover.

6. No race to the bottom on regulation -- all laws should be harmonised to the highest standard and should always allow a party to go beyond the levels of protections agreed upon.

More information

A UK trade deal with Trump? Be careful what you wish for
The Guardian. 16 January 2017.

International Trade Committee UK-US trade relations inquiry
Parliament.uk. 2 February 2017.

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We call on you to recommend that the UK government adheres to the six SumOfUs community principles in negotiating a trade agreement with the US.

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