White House warns Truss over efforts to ‘undo’ Northern Ireland protocol

Liz Truss during her first call to Joe Biden, after which the White House warned the British PM against legislation negating parts of Northern Ireland protocol. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/No10 Downing Street

The Biden administration has sent Liz Truss a message on her second day in office warning against “efforts to undo the Northern Ireland protocol”.

The warning came from the lectern in the White House briefing room, where spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about new British prime minister Truss’s first phone call with Joe Biden and whether a US-UK trade deal was discussed.