Givan Take - Inside Northern Ireland’s Political Crisis

The Bunker

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🗓️ 6 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Northern Ireland has been plunged into political turmoil following DUP first minister Paul Givan’s resignation over Brexit border controls. What does this mean for Stormont? And how will it affect May’s assembly elections? Belfast-based journalist Amanda Ferguson joins Naomi Smith to explain the crisis, and what could happen next. “The DUP will say this is about the protocol, the other parties will say this is about the election.” “The only way Northern Ireland’s position in the UK can be changed is if people vote for it.” “While some people are supportive of the DUP, a lot of the public are aghast at what they’ve done.” Presented by Naomi Smith. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:16.4	with the DUP First Minister Paul Givens resigning over the Brexit protocol.
1:21.6	The move threatens the future of the Stormant government,
1:25.2	with Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill also having to resign, as under the terms of the Good Friday
1:30.6	Agreement, Nies a leader can stay in power if the other quits.
1:34.8	To unravel all of this, to find out what it all means, I'm joined by Amanda Ferguson,
1:40.2	freelance journalist and co-founder of Women in Media Belfast.
1:44.4	Amanda welcome.
1:45.8	Thank you for having me.
1:47.2	It's a groundhog day for a political crisis whenever it comes to Northern Ireland, so here we are once again. Who was it that said something like if there
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