In a briefing on Air Force One, President Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan warns "any steps that imperil or undermine" the Good Friday Agreement "will not be welcomed by the United States"
Jake Sullivan declines to say if this is what Biden thinks Boris Johnson is doing
He adds that the President is "not issuing threats or ultimatum... he's going to simply convey his deep seated belief that we need to stand behind and protect" the Good Friday Agreement
"President Biden has been crystal clear about his rock solid belief in the Good Friday Agreement as the foundation for peaceful coexistence in Northern Ireland. That agreement must be protected"
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A three hour emergency debate on foreign aid cuts is taking place in the Commons
Andrew Mitchell says MPs opposed to aid cut have been described as rebels, "but it is the government that is rebelling" against its manifesto promise to keep the 0.7pc target
Boris Johnson's foreign aid cut is an "unlawful and unethical betrayal", says Andrew Mitchell
My beginner's guide to the Robert Jenrick/Richard Desmond planning row in 8 tweets 👇
🏗️Richard Desmond, the billionaire former newspaper tycoon, applied for planning permission to build a £1bn development, including 1,500 homes, on the site of the old Westferry printworks on the Isle of Dogs
🍽️ In November, Desmond sat next to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick at a Tory fundraising dinner at the Savoy Hotel and played him a video about the scheme on his mobile phone