Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has warned against forcing unionists into a deal over Brexit's NI Protocol
By Enda McClaffertyUnionists should not be "railroaded" into a deal over the Northern Ireland protocol, Bertie Ahern has said.
Unionist parties argue it undermines Northern Ireland's place within the UK. The DUP is refusing to enter power-sharing government in Northern Ireland as part of its protest against the protocol. was signed on 10 April 1998 after intense negotiations between the UK government, the Irish government and Northern Ireland political parties.Mr Ahern told the committee the problem now is that Northern Ireland politicians have no control over the Brexit process which is being run by the UK and EU.
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