US presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned Britain that the Belfast Agreement cannot become “a casualty of Brexit, ” as he stressed that a trade deal with the United States is contingent upon the agreement being upheld. “We can’t allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a casualty of Brexit. His words follow warnings by senior congressional figures that a US-UK trade deal will not happen if the Belfast Agreement is undermined. We were told that this will not happen.”‘Substantial achievement’Mr Neal reiterated that there would be no US-UK trade deal if the Belfast Agreement was compromised. Mr Pompeo also said he trusted Britain when it comes to upholding the Belfast Agreement following the introduction of the UK internal market Bill.

Source: The Irish Times September 16, 2020 20:48 UTC