By Tim Sculthorpe, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline
Published: 09:37 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 09:43 BST, 18 April 2019
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A leading Brexiteer was reprimanded for being 'condescending' in a meeting with the Speaker of the US Congress, it emerged today.
Nancy Pelosi - the third most powerful person in the US Government - told off Mark Francois during private talks this week.
Ms Pelosi completed a tour of the UK and Ireland and held a series of meetings about Brexit.
She issued a stern warning that if Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement it will end hopes of a US-UK trade deal.
A leading Brexiteer was reprimanded for being 'condescending' in a meeting with the Speaker of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi (pictured yesterday in Dublin), it emerged today
Ms Pelosi - the third most powerful person in the US Government - told off Mark Francois during private talks this week
The Irish border question fuelled the clash with Mr Francois during a meeting this week, sources told The Times.
Ms Pelosi became 'so offended by the ERG group that she turned to [Mark] Francois and reprimanded him'.
'She said,
