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Is the Good Friday Agreement under threat? With Jonathan Powell

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Kia Stommer's Appointment to the Labour Party Is a Great One

I do hope there will be a Labour government. It's time for a change right in these and showing a doubt. I think that Kia Stommer actually genuinely has a love of Northern Ireland. He made it very personal but on the whole he doesn't do personal things as much. So yes, having someone who cares about Northern Ireland who's committed to making it work would be quite important to the prime minister. Do you know Sue Gray? What did you think when you heard about her appointment? I worked with Sue Gray very closely in government. She was in the Cabinet Office working on ethics issues even then in Tony Blair era. She's extremely submittal, so servant,

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