Richard Neal has accused the UK of starting to take the Good Friday Agreement “for granted”, as the influential Democratic lawmaker urged Britain to “find a solution” to the stand-off with the EU over Northern Ireland.
In an interview with the Financial Times before leading a congressional delegation to Brussels, London and Belfast, Neal urged the UK to return to talks with the EU and made it clear the “onus and spotlight” was on Britain to break through the impasse.
“[The UK] continues to say the right things about the Good Friday Agreement — I think we need now to have action to match the words,” said Neal, who has devoted much of his political career to Irish issues and whose views are closely aligned with the Biden administration’s.