Joe Biden’s White House has issued its second threat against the UK government over its refusal to bow to the post-Brexit demands of the EU.
The newly installed Liz Truss government’s refusal to bend to the will of Brussels over ongoing Brexit disagreements to do with the Northern Ireland Protocol risks endangering any potential future trade deal with the United States, Joe Biden’s White House has now threatened.
It is the second time the American executive branch has issued what appears to be a veiled threat against Britain’s new government over the last number of days, with Joe Biden previously telling incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss to acquiesce to EU demands on Northern Ireland during a phone call on Tuesday.
The remarks represent the latest volley of political threats from the U.S. government over the Northern Ireland Protocol, with a number of politicians in the country — especially those like Joe Biden who have Irish-American backgrounds — expressing fears that any attempt by the UK to unilaterally change the agreement endangers a fragile peace in the highly-sectarian region.
