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Jul 2022
42m 18s

The Second Reading

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The Second Reading of the NI Protocol Bill in the House of Commons - how did it go down? Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin & Europe Editor Tony Connelly look at the debate & reaction. Guests: Tom Tugendhat MP - Chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Prof. David Phinnemore, Queens University Belfast 
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