US urges no more ‘flare ups’ from UK over Northern Ireland

European unity is our north star' says Department of State official, as protocol standoff appears to ease

A senior adviser in the Biden administration has urged the UK not to cause more flare ups" over Northern Ireland as Brexit talks reopen in London.

In an unusually blunt intervention for a policy adviser, the US Department of State counsellor Derek Chollet said the row over the Northern Ireland protocol needed to be resolved.