Northern Ireland Special: Everybody Needs To Calm Down

<p>The Northern Ireland protocol means the province is now in an awkward position - inside the U.K. constitutionally, but outside in terms of trade. That is reawakening old debates and concerns about a return to the Troubles.</p><p>Bertie Ahern, former Irish Taoiseach and one of the architects of the Good Friday agreement, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Caroline Hepker that he does not see a return to violence, but there is a tension now that has not been around for 20 years and people need to be calm.</p><p>Colum Eastwood, SDLP MP for Foyle and party leader, sees working through the protocol as the best way forward but that Brexit will mean a difference in terms of trading with the rest of the U.K.</p><p>And Claire Sugden, independent Unionist MLA at Stormont and a former Justice Minister, explains that a united Ireland is far from inevitable and the issues with the protocol are not insurmountable.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>