From the NS archive: Still on the edge of terror
22 May 1998: Irish republicans have at last accepted partition. That is the true meaning of the Good Friday agreement.…
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Who could secure the Good Friday Agreement today?
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak lack the idealism and vision that enabled the Northern Ireland peace deal 25 years ago.
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Rishi Sunak avoids major rebellion as MPs back Brexit deal
Boris Johnson’s best efforts failed to bring down the Windsor Framework.
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Colum Eastwood: “We’re on the road to a united Ireland – and that’s going to be unstoppable”
The leader of Northern Ireland’s nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party on Brexit, power-sharing and updating the Good Friday Agreement.
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What does Rishi Sunak gain from the Northern Ireland deal?
The “Windsor framework” may restore the UK’s reputation. Whether the PM sees any electoral benefit is another matter.
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Will a Northern Ireland Protocol deal make or break Rishi Sunak?
If the Prime Minister is forced to rely on Labour votes it will be a major blow to his authority.
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Keir Starmer plays divide and conquer with Northern Ireland deal
Labour wants a closer relationship with the EU, so it makes sense to get that now while casting Brexiteers as…
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Boris Johnson’s intervention on Brexit is really aimed at Rishi Sunak
The former PM’s warning over the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill has been timed to cause maximum difficulty for his replacement.
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