Pelosi Threatens to Block U.S.-U.K. Post-Brexit Trade Deal
- House speaker warns of risk to Northern Ireland peace deal
- Trump adviser says U.S. would pursue trade accord with U.K.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday threatened to block any future bilateral trade agreement between the U.S. and the U.K. if Brexit puts at risk the accord that brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
“If Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be no chance of a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the Congress,” Pelosi said in a statement. “The peace of the Good Friday Agreement is treasured by the American people and will be fiercely defended on a bicameral and bipartisan basis in the United States Congress.”