Dominic Raab has been on the charm offensive in Washington all week calling around members of congress, trying to dispel fears over the GFA. One congressional source the Foreign sec spoke to tells me he was not reassured: "It’s still shocking to me the current U.K. government..
...(or frankly the government of any western democracy) would break a treaty it negotiated and signed just under 1 year ago."
Raab is currently in a private meeting with Pelosi
Doesn’t sound like Raab had much better luck with Pelosi
“if the U.K. violates its international agreements and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the Congress. “
Somehow, I’ve been at the Post a full year today! With only an impeachment, an election and a global pandemic, it's obviously been fairly quiet. But I’ve loved every minute.
I thought I’d thread a few of the things I’ve most enjoyed working on 👇
When I wrote this at the beginning of March, 14 months of lockdown seemed laughably long. Now I’d probably take it.
I enjoyed discussing the story of Eyam on @PostReports too.
1/2 "They say that…President’s decision is picking a... I’ve talked to a lot of great people through this process and had a lot of good advice. I’m calling you today because I’ve made that first Presidential decision."
2/2 "I’ve decided I’d like you to join this effort to win back the soul of this country and be our nation’s next Vice President.
I think you are entitled to know why I chose you. There are three reasons.