Not So Quiet On the Northern Irish Front | Penny Mordaunt, Yvette Cooper, Lord Peter Mandelson, and Naomi Long
Sophy Ridge On Sunday
Sky News
4.2 • 157 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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On this episode, Trevor Phillips is joined by The Scotsman's Westminster correspondent Alexander Brown to analyse interviews with Leader of House Penny Mordaunt and Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Plus, former Northern Ireland Secretary under Tony Blair, Lord Peter Mandelson, and the leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, Naomi Long.
Podcast producer - David Chipakupaku
Editor - Paul Stanworth
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| 0:56.2 | With me today is the Scotsman's Westminster correspondent and columnist for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, Alexander Brown. |
| 1:04.0 | Alex, thanks for joining me. |
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| 1:17.4 | This week we've been speaking to the leader of the House of Commons, Penny Morden and Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper. |
| 1:22.7 | Plus, with potential, and I stress potential movement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, |
| 1:29.2 | we'll hear from the leader of the Alliance Party, Naomi Long, and former Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Mandelson. |
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| 1:45.6 | Alex, you're the authority here on Scottish politics, and we'll come back to that in the moment. But first, |
| 1:55.1 | let's hear from Penny Morden. Let's talk about the political news. And of course, |
| 2:03.2 | top story today is going to be Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister says that we may be close to a deal, but we're not there yet. What are the obstacles that remain to an agreement that would allow Stormant |
| 2:09.6 | to reassemble and possibly allow you not to have to pursue the Northern Ireland Protocol |
| 2:16.0 | Bill? Well, look, there are encouraging signs, |
| 2:20.0 | but the Prime Minister has said that there is still hard work to be done, |
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