'One chance left' to get it right on protocol, Bertie Ahern warns new British prime minister Liz Truss

Whoever is appointed as Foreign Secretary and as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be “absolutely crucial”, said Mr Ahern.

It was inevitable that there would be “one more try” for a negotiated or diplomatic solution to the Northern Ireland Protocol, said Bertie Ahern. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that it was important for Northern Ireland that Liz Truss do well as British prime minister.

However, he predicted that Ms Truss will be “so busy” with the war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis, the NHS and rising energy prices that she will leave the issue of Northern Ireland to the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.