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US: Senate For. Rel. Cmte Chair: UK-US Trade Deal Hinges On Respect For GFA

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Mendez (D-NJ) tweets: "Met w/ Prime Minister Boris Johnson & reiterated my concerns about lack of full implementation of the Good Friday Accords, Stormont Agreement & Northern Ireland Protocol. The US has a Special Relationship w/ the UK but any future trade deal will hinge on progress in these areas"

  • The downbeat assessment comes after similar comments from President Biden and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), both of whom raised concerns over the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
  • UK gov't seemingly resigned to a US-UK FTA not happening any time soon following Johnson's DC trip.

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