‘No chance’ of Brexit trade deal if Irish peace process is threatened, Democratic House Speaker warns
SENIOR US Democrat Nancy Pelosi last night warned there would be “no chance” of a Brexit trade deal if the Irish peace process is threatened.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives said she hammered home the point in her talks with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in recent days.
She warned the Congress could block any trade deal Donald Trump tries to strike with the UK if they think the Good Friday Agreement is endangered by Brexit.
Speaking at the LSE University in London last night, she said: “It is very hard to get a trade deal through Congress in the US.
“But if there were to be any weakening of the Good Friday Accords there would be no chance whatsoever – a non-starter for a US-UK trade agreement.
“The Good Friday Accords ended 700 years of conflict. It is not only a treaty, it is an ideal, a value and a model for the world.
“And we don’t want that model to be something that could be bargained away. Make no mistake.”
Mr Trump has said he wants to do a trade deal with Britain after we leave the EU.
But he has warned that he cannot do a deal unless Britain breaks with EU rules in agricultural standards.
The warning has sparked fears the US could start selling chlorinated chicken into Britain.
Ms Pelosi, the most senior elected Democrat, said she has told the Government that American politicians oppose anything that could gamble with the Good Friday Agreement.
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She said she spoke to the PM on the phone and met with her deputy David Lidington.
She said: “Every single person – including Theresa May who we spoke to on the phone – said don’t even worry about that – it’s unthinkable.”
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