British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries, the Financial Times reported ft on Saturday. Two sources told the newspaper Truss was expected to be in Washington from this weekend while a third source told the FT that she was expected to meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Monday and Tuesday. After leaving the European Union in January, Britain is keen to stand alone and has started a series of trade negotiations with other countries, with the United States seen as a priority. Truss ... (full story)