Current Events > Joe Biden threatens to spank Boris Johnson over Northern Ireland.

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U.S. President Joe Biden will warn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to renege on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal when they meet for the first time at the G7 summit this week, The Times reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources.

Preserving the delicate peace in Northern Ireland without allowing the United Kingdom a back door into the European Unions markets through the 310-mile (500 km) Irish land border was one of the most difficult issues of the Brexit divorce.

The British-run region remains deeply split along sectarian lines 23 years after a peace deal brokered by the United States largely ended three decades of bloodshed. Many Catholic nationalists aspire to unification with Ireland while Protestant unionists want to stay part of the United Kingdom.

The EU and Britain tried to solve the border riddle with the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit agreement, which keeps the province in both the United Kingdom's customs territory and the EU's single market.

But unionists say it contravenes the 1998 peace deal and London has said the Protocol is unsustainable in its current form after supplies of everyday goods to Northern Ireland were disrupted.

Biden, who is proud of his Irish heritage, will use a meeting with Johnson on Thursday to explicitly express U.S. support for the Protocol. He will also warn that the prospects of a U.S. trade deal with the United Kingdom will be damaged if the situation remains unresolved, The Times said.

Biden will also make clear to the European Union that he expects it to stop being "bureaucratic" and adopt a more flexible approach to the implementation of the agreement, The paper said.

David Frost, Johnsons Brexit negotiator, is seeking to resolve the issues over the Brexit deal but the situation on the ground in terms of trade is very difficult, Lucy Frazer, a government minister as Solicitor General for England and Wales, told Sky News.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/biden-press-uk-pm-johnson-over-northern-ireland-times-2021-06-07/



The EU is pissed at them too.

Says a lot when your supporters are Saudi Arabia and Russia

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Why is Northern Ireland part of the UK and Ireland isn't? Feel like they should rename it.

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U-uncle Joe, what are you doing with your belt?

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the US wading in on a sensitive border issue? oh dear

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BilalPowell posted...

Why is Northern Ireland part of the UK and Ireland isn't? Feel like they should rename it.

There's centuries of history there . Bloody, depressing history of religion , terrorism and violence.

But long story short, N.I wants to be part of the UK. The Republic doesn't

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UnfairRepresent posted...

There's centuries of history there . Bloody, depressing history of religion , terrorism and violence.

But long story short, N.I wants to be part of the UK. The Republic doesn't

Not even all of NI wants to be part of the UK hell if the polls stay the same for next years election in NI they could in theory have a referendum.


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What are you doing uncle Joe?

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CalosiaTana posted...

What are you doing uncle Joe?

spikethedevil posted...

Not even all of NI wants to be part of the UK

Not all of America wants to be in the Union
A chunk of Quebec wants to be its own country

They are a small minority of weirdos who know nothing about politics and logistics or the economy. Nor do they care. They just wanna chest thump and be proud

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Not all of America wants to be in the Union
A chunk of Quebec wants to be its own country

They are a small minority of weirdos who know nothing about politics and logistics or the economy. Nor do they care. They just wanna chest thump and be proud

Might want to look up NI more as like I said its more than just a few weirdos as you put it in NI.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/support-for-dup-falls-to-16-after-poots-election-poll-shows-1.4572608?mode=amp


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spikethedevil posted...

Might want to look up NI more as like I said its more than just a few weirdos as you put it in NI.

70% express a long-term preference of the maintenance of Northern Ireland's membership of the United Kingdom, while 14% express a preference for membership of a united Ireland.

Lunatics and weirdos

And obviously the tiny majority who benefit financially by fucking everyone else over like with Brexit

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/support-for-dup-falls-to-16-after-poots-election-poll-shows-1.4572608?mode=amp

You got a link to your quote btw?

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Ireland

Check the opinion polls bit.

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spikethedevil posted...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Ireland

Check the opinion polls bit.

In 1973, the population of Northern Ireland was granted a referendum on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom or join with the Republic of Ireland to form a united Ireland. The result was 98.9% in favour of union

Yeah great link...

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I like how you refused to check the opinion polls bit like I told you to and ignored the other link.

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You do not, under any circumstances, have to engage

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spikethedevil posted...

I like how you refused to check the opinion polls bit like I told you to and ignored the other link.

I did.

I don't get what your point is. Random opinion polls always show N.I wants to remain in the UK

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The point was that its very close and not just a few weirdos and united Ireland was in the lead a couple of times and if the DUP tank as expected next year then a referendum could in theory happen.

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spikethedevil posted...

The point was that its very close and not just a few weirdos and united Ireland was in the lead a couple of times and if the DUP tank as expected next year then a referendum could in theory happen.

And like Scotland and the previous N.I referendum , if it happened remain the in the UK will win.

Since the majority support it.

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I never said it would win just that there is a good chance it could happen.

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Neoconkers posted...

the US wading in on a sensitive border issue? oh dear

Eh, the US is involved in this .

They trade with the EU and now the UK too all the time

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