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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has said that the UK Foreign Secretary gave her assurances that no physical barriers will be built on the Irish border, but that there are other problems.
Pelosi met with Dominic Raab on Capitol Hill last night and once again warned the UK that there will be no trade deal with the US if Brexit threatens the Good Friday Agreement.
Pelosi told RTÉ News that she is respectful of what Britain decides for itself, but said her phone exploded when it emerged that the UK was seeking to amend the Withdrawal Agreement.
She said, “We’ll see where we go from here. I think we all understand each other.”
On US President Donald Trump’s promises of a trade deal, Pelosi said “not so fast,” adding that the trade deals were a matter for Congress.
Raab is in Washington this week in an attempt to reassure the United States about Brexit.
Last night, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned that the Good Friday Agreement could not become a victim of Brexit.
“Any trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom must depend on respecting the Agreement and preventing the return of a firm border. Period,” he tweeted.
We cannot allow the Good Friday Agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland to become a victim of Brexit.
Any trade agreement between the US and the UK must be dependent on respecting the Agreement and preventing the return of a firm border. Period. https://t.co/Ecu9jPrcHL
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 16, 2020
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