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White House: Undermining Northern Ireland agreement will not help U.S.-UK trade talks

FILE PHOTO: Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss speaks at a hustings event, as part of the Conservative party leadership campaign, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday any efforts to undermine the Northern Ireland agreement would not create a conducive environment for trade talks between the United States and the United Kingdom.

As a member of parliament, new British Prime Minister Liz Truss introduced legislation to undo the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was part of Britain's withdrawal agreement from the European Union. It prioritized protecting the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, or Belfast Agreement, for peace in the British-run region.

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