Paul Givan’s resignation as first minister in Northern Ireland has led to calls for an early election and has been described as a stunt. The DUP say it is necessary as they look to gain maximum leverage as the UK and the EU negotiate over the protocol. In this podcast, Tommie Gorman looks at the logic and the incoherence in this approach and why Sinn Fein’s tactics in the north are always defined by their desire to be the party of government in the south after the next election. The DUP hope that they will be able to present a…

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