Lord Trimble

Lord Trimble is a former First Minister of Northern Ireland and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Backstop Would Wreck the Good Friday Agreement

by Lord Trimble | Jul 22, 2019

Related Content The 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is under severe threat from the Protocol. To save it, the next Prime Minister must neuter this threat and then insist that the Belfast Agreement between the UK and Ireland be used to resolve the issues of the...

The Irish Backstop: Nothing has changed? It has actually

by Lord Trimble | Mar 18, 2019

Related Content While the Withdrawal Agreement itself has not changed, the potential practical functioning and probable duration of any future backstop has been significantly changed in the course of recent negotiations.The UK Government is now correct in asserting...

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