Biden’s ‘candid’ message to Johnson on Northern Ireland Brexit row

Biden’s ‘candid’ message to Johnson on Northern Ireland Brexit row
US President Joe Biden urged Boris Johnson to protect the Northern Ireland peace process (Leon Neal/PA)

US president Joe Biden urged Boris Johnson to ensure the Northern Ireland peace process is protected in his bitter row with Brussels over post-Brexit trading arrangements, the White House has disclosed.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Mr Biden – who has spoken of his pride in his Irish roots – had held a “candid discussion” with the British prime minister about the issue during the course of the G7 summit in Cornwall.

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