Brexit could undo Belfast Agreement, US committee warned
British prepare to bring US Congressional staff members to Northern Ireland at weekend
Noting that the Belfast Agreement had been held up as the “unquestioned gold standard” in terms of peace agreements, Congressman Brendan Boyle criticised recent suggestions by some British MPs that it had run its course. Photograph: Eric Luke
Britain’s departure from the European Union could unravel the Belfast Agreement, a US congressional committee has been warned.
Speaking at a special hearing of the Helsinki Commission – a US government agency which promotes human rights – Brian Gormally of the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) said, while it was unlikely that any one particular effect of Britain’s exit would destroy the peace settlement, “the cumulative impact could begin to unravel it”.