Charlie Flanagan urged caution from Britain as it looked to replace the Human Rights Act, on which the Good Friday Agreement is based BRIAN LAWLESS/PAThe government has issued a stern warning against British plans to repeal the law underpinning the Good Friday Agreement. Charlie Flanagan emphasised the superiority of the 1998 accord and said that it “could not, will not and cannot” be undermined by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. The foreign affairs minister said that he would “keep a very close eye” on the British government as it presses ahead with plans to draft its own British Bill of Rights. This would replace the Human Rights Act, on which the Good Friday Agreement is based. He called for Theresa May’s government…

Source: The Times September 27, 2016 23:03 UTC