Brexit trade deal can help UK growth: IMF's Lagarde Britain's tepid growth can improve along with other advanced economies should a positive trade deal over Brexit be agreed with the European Union, IMF chief Christine Lagarde says, but refutes suggestions that the IMF's forecasts were "too gloomy", saying the predicted 1.6% growth this year is a "bit of a disappointment". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES*REFILING WITH PHILIP HAMMOND SOUNDBITE*