Liz Truss rejects plea from Biden ally not to rewrite the Northern Ireland protocol

Foreign secretary tells Richard Neal, chair of the US Congress ways and means committee, that she cannot let the Brexit impasse drag on

Liz Truss is resisting pressure from a close ally of Joe Biden not to rewrite the Brexit deal's Northern Ireland protocol, saying she will not let the impasse drag on".

The foreign secretary is facing concerted pressure from senior US politicians on the issue. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has already warned that she could endanger any hopes of a free trade deal with America.