White House warns Truss is tearing up Northern Ireland Protocol 'not conducive' to trade talks

The White House warned Liz Truss that the United United and the United States trade negotiations could be jeopardized if his government undermines post-Brexit agreements for Northern Ireland.

“There is no formal link between the trade negotiations between the United States and the United Kingdom and the Northern Ireland protocol, as we have said, but efforts to cancel the Northern Ireland protocol would not create an enabling environment, ”said the attaché of White House press, Karine Jean-Pierre.

On Tuesday, the White House said Joe Biden and Ms. Truss “discussed their shared commitment to protecting the gains of the Belfast Accord /friday sai nt and the importance of reaching a negotiated agreement with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The two leaders could meet at the United Nations General Assembly later in September.

Mr. Biden, who often speaks proudly of his Irish roots, has insisted Britain should do nothing that could jeopardize a quarter century of peace in Northern Ireland.

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Fr As foreign secretary, Ms Truss introduced legislation to unilaterally ignore the terms of the protocol, which was part of Britain's withdrawal agreement from the European Union.

On Wednesday, she told the House of Commons that her preference was to negotiate with the EU to resolve the problems the protocol has caused to trade…