Lionel Barber is former editor of the Financial Times and chairman of the Tate art galleries.
Deal would put spotlight on viability of "Global Britain"


U.K. trade secretary Liz Truss, right, meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, left, in London on Aug. 6: the prospects for a deal look reasonable. (Handout photo from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Lionel Barber is former editor of the Financial Times and chairman of the Tate art galleries.