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Boris Johnson's row with the EU over Northern Ireland risks creating 'a serious risk to stability', one of Joe Biden's top aides warned today.
Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser, said the White House has significant concern' about UK threats to unilaterally suspend the Northern Ireland Protocol before Christmas.
His comments came after Brexit Minister Lord Frost set a November deadline for a solution to the protocol deadlock, warning the EU the UK 'cannot wait forever' for border checks to be improved.
He said there will be a 'decision point' early next month when it will become apparent if it is possible for the two sides to agree a solution to resolve ongoing disruption to intra-UK trade.
London has threatened to unilaterally suspend the agreement if Brussels does not agree to scrap the protocol and replace it - something the EU is refusing to contemplate.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Sullivan said: 'The United States government, as President Biden said in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Johnson, strongly supports the Good Friday agreement, believes it must be protected, believes that peace and stability in Northern Ireland must be protected.'
