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Is the Good Friday Agreement under threat? With Jonathan Powell

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

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The Importance of Power Sharing in Northern Ireland

I think the big issue is power sharing. Power sharing was essential after the whole existence of Northern Ireland being dominated entirely by Protestants without the Catholic minority having a look in at all. We probably should have given more thought to things like, for example, a border poll. This is not time to do it and it's something that we need to be considered in the mediums long term. Do you think the Winter Framework therefore is a failure or do you think it's a success what assessment do you make of this agreement? I think the WinterFramework was a success because we had no alternative but to reach agreement with EU. The whole posturing Boris Johnson with his pending legislation with the outspoken

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