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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Johnson premiership would ‘plunge relations with Ireland into freezer’, peace process architect warns

Reuters

Relations with Ireland will be “plunged into the freezer” if Boris Johnson returns as prime minister, an architect of the Good Friday peace agreement has warned.

Jonathan Powell, who was Tony Blair’s chief of staff and chief negotiator on Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007, said it was vital to have someone “competent and capable” in Downing Street to get talks back on track.

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