Brexit will 'destroy' Good Friday agreement

Taking Northern Ireland out of the EU will "destroy" the Good Friday Agreement peace deal, Gerry Adams said.

He claimed fundamental human rights enshrined in the 1998 accord to end violence could be undermined. The top legal adviser to Stormont ministers has said not one word in the agreement would be affected.
The Sinn Fein president said Northern Ireland should enjoy special status within the union of 27 states after Brexit and claimed that would not affect the constitutional settlement which secures its status as part of the UK.
He said: "Taking the North out of the EU will. It will destroy the Good Friday Agreement."
The Dail TD (member of the Irish parliament) addressed a conference on achieving a united Ireland in Dublin.
Mr Adams added: "The British government's intention to take the North out of the EU, despite the wish of the people there to remain, is a hostile action.
"Not just because of the implications of a hard border on this island but also because of its negative impact on the Good Friday Agreement.
"The British Prime Minister repeated her intention to bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court.
"Along with her commitment to remove Britain from the...