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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Good Friday agreement ‘based on compromise’, Sunak says on 25th anniversary

Rishi Sunak speaking alongside Joe Biden at the Point Loma naval base in San Diego, California
Rishi Sunak speaking alongside Joe Biden at the Point Loma naval base in San Diego, California, last month. They are due to meet in Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

The Good Friday agreement was “based on compromise”, which should be the defining message for the next chapter in Northern Ireland, Rishi Sunak has said on the peace deal’s 25th anniversary.

The prime minister said there was “work to be done” by a new generation of politicians to restore government at Stormont “as soon as possible”, as he and Ireland’s taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, prepare to intensify work to broker a way out of the deadlock.

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