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In a meeting on the second day of the Hamburg G20 summit, the PM was buoyed by the support of US President Donald Trump who said he planned to form a new agreement with the UK “very quickly”. And he insisted Britain will “thrive” after leaving the Brussels bloc, as Theresa May revealed she was "optimistic" she could secure new trade deals after Brexit having been “struck” by the amount of interest. But it was India’s prime minister Narendra Modi who really put the boot into the EU, after he revealed he would be willing to secure a trade deal before Brexit is concluded.

GETTY Theresa May and Narendra Modi could now form a new deal

The PM said he was “very positive” about a post-Brexit trade deal, according to a government source. And Mr Modi said he wanted to see the economic relationship between the two countries “getting deeper both now and after Brexit” and would work with Mrs May to put a concrete plan in place. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Britain would be able to increase exports to India by more than £2 billion if it formed a trade deal after brexit, cutting EU red tape that the country previously refused to adhere to. A report by the Commonwealth claimed the EU exit will present a significant "opportunity”, and said: "Given the slow pace of negotiations over [a trade deal] with the EU, Brexit provides a fresh opportunity to India to strengthen its economic relationship with the UK through an India–UK trade and investment agreement."

PA President Xi Jinping said it was a “golden era” for Anglo-Chinese relations

REUTERS Theresa May attended the G20 summit in Hamburg alongiside other world leaders

Following this weekend’s G20 meeting, other world leaders also announced their optimistic views of improving trade links after Brexit, according to Downing Street sources. Mrs May met Japan’s president Shinzo Abe for a 20-minute meeting yesterday, of which around half was devoted to talking about a trade deal. President Abe agreed that a recently concluded trade deal between the EU and Japan could form the basis for a future deal between Japan and Britain.

Theresa May meets Donald Trump at G20 Summit Sat, July 8, 2017 Theresa May met Donald Trump for a bi-lateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 conference Play slideshow PA 1 of 10 Donald Trump and Theresa May shake hands during their bi-lateral meeting at the G20 summit

Britain has always been a great trading nation and as we leave the EU we will seize the exciting opportunity to strike deals with old friends and new partners, Theresa May

And on Friday, China’s President Xi Jinping told Mrs May that investment in the UK had increased since the EU referendum “which shows China’s confidence in the UK”. And he agreed it was a “golden era” for Anglo-Chinese relations. Speaking yesterday evening as the summit came to a close Mrs May said she was optimistic about other trade deals the UK can make around the world, highlighting China, the US, India, Turkey and Japan as potential new partners.

REUTERS Theresa May is optimistic about future trade deals

GETTY Modi said he was “very positive” about a post-Brexit trade deal