Johnson is desperate. His illegal plan in Northern Ireland is just designed to save himself | David Lammy

When real diplomacy is needed, instead we have a PM picking unnecessary fights with the EU to appease his own party

At 6am on 10April 1998 at Stormont’s Castle Buildings, after round upon round of multiparty negotiations, the Good Friday agreement was signed. In 30 minutes, the violent conflict that had lasted 30 years was finally, for the most part, over.

It was one of the most significant moments of modern British history and one of the last Labour government’s greatest achievements. Twenty four years later, the relative peace and stability this act of international diplomacy secured must not be taken for granted.

David Lammy is the shadow foreign secretary

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