Joe Biden: Good Friday Agreement cannot become a 'casualty' of Brexit

In his first comments on the issue, Mr Biden stated that any trade deal between the US and Britain would hinge upon respect for the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.

Joe Biden: "Any trade deal between the U.S. and U.K. must be contingent upon respect for the Agreement and preventing the return of a hard border. Period." Picture: PA

2020 Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden says the US must not allow the Good Friday Agreement to become a 'casualty' of Brexit.

In his first comments on the issue, Mr Biden wrote on Twitter that a trade deal between the United States and Britain would hinge upon respect for the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.