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EU warns of 'serious consequences' if UK tries to suspend N.Ireland deal

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If Britain makes good on a threat to try to suspend parts of its Brexit treaty dealing with Northern Ireland it would cause "serious consequences" to EU-UK ties, top EU official Vice President Maros Sefcovic says in a brief statement after meeting in Brussels with Britain's Brexit minister David Frost. SOUNDBITE

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