they? done a deal with the unionists, can the ? . . , , done a deal with the unionists, can the? they? actually, they can, because international they? actually, they can, because international relationships - they? actually, they can, because international relationships is - they? actually, they can, because international relationships is not l international relationships is not of ofcom and the good friday agreement and the requirement for cross community consent only applies to those issues which are devolved matters, not to those which are in. for example, brexit was able to happen if not a majority in northern ireland and a majority of nationalists opposed. let s look at a different issue the government are dealing with, the issue of legacy cases in westminster. legacies from the so-called cases in westminster. legacies from the so-called troubles. - cases in westminster. legacies from the so-called troubles. in l from the so called troubles. in other words, a legacy of irelan
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being disingenuous, because that s all stems back to brexit, and no one listen to the majority of people in northern ireland over brexit, not even to the degree for the return for breaks brexit we would end up with. the people of scotland and northern ireland said no to brexit, the people of northern ireland, the vast majority, the overwhelming numbers in northern ireland, said that we shouldn t have brexit, and it was clear that what we needed to do, if you look at our politics, for example, was that we needed some kind of soft landing zone, and we were denied that by the dup and the conservatives. conservatives. given that you like to stress the conservatives. given that you like to stress the positive, conservatives. given that you like to stress the positive, can - conservatives. given that you like to stress the positive, can you - conservatives. given that you like | to stress the positive, can you see it weird? at}! to stress the positive, can you see it weird? , , , ., .
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who claim to be the great defenders of democracy can elections when they don t like the outcomes. such was the case after french presidential candidate marine le pen won a runoff spot yesterday against elite favorite emmanuel macron for the white house perspective, they must be watching this watching with great concern that if le pen were to win, that would first of all just change europe as we know it and the european union could collapse. it would be brexit as what people have said after brexit. that s one of vladimir putin s hopes that over time opening fissures will begin to emerge in the west. now whatever you think about le pen and her ideas, what the msnbc crew can t fathom is as millions of unhappy voters in france are saying no to the status quo, they don t believe that macron or the other mainstream parties can make things better for french workers. now we ve seen similar dynamics in recent elections in hungary and in poland and in britain, of course, during the debate over b