Colum Eastwood

Background: Leader of the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) since 2015. Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2011-2019 and Member of Parliament for Foyle, Northern Ireland since 2019. From Derry in Northern Ireland.

Key features: Eastwood is of a new generation of politicians. He joined the SDLP in 1998, citing the Good Friday Agreement and leadership of John Hume as the inspiration. He became the youngest ever mayor of Derry at 27. Known for the white spot in his black beard.

Affiliation: The Social Democratic and Labour Party was established in 1970 by a number of nationalist and left-wing parties in the context of theCivil Rights Movement. Their former leader John Hume is regarded as one of the main architects of the Good Friday Agreement, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Throughout the conflict and the peace process, the SDLP has been committed to a non-violent path towards Irish unification. They It is not beyond the creativity of advocate political cooperation between unionism and nationalism in Northern Ireland, between the EU for Northern Ireland to Britain and Ireland and within Europe. Their main retain a special status that protects political rival is Sinn Féin who replaced the SDLP as the free movement of people, goods the largest nationalist party in the early 2000s. and services and stops new borders being drawn in Ireland.

Border / Red Lines: SDLP has persistently said that the 56% in Northern Ireland who voted to remain in the EU, is a majority who must be respected and represented in the Brexit negotiations. Alliances: They have turned to the Irish government to Has always supported European cooperation and represent their interests. a pro-European solution to the conflict in and over The title of the SDLP 2019 Manifesto was: “Stop Northern Ireland Boris - Stop Brexit” Has consistently worked with other Northern Ireland remain parties to reject both a border on the island of Ireland and an Irish Sea border. They see the first as a severe threat to the peace process and the second as a “blatant disregard for people and businesses in Northern Ireland”. Unlike Sinn Féin the SDLP is not abstentionist and the MP’s take their seats in Westminster where they have strong connections with the Labour Party. In 2019 the party formed a partnership with the Irish party Fianna Fail “to deliver for people across Ireland in a rapidly changing political landscape” - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

Som rådgivere og politikere, skal I forberede en opening statement og deltage i to forhandlinger om UKs udtræden af EU og det fremtidige handelsforhold. I gruppen er I fra forskellige partier i Nordirland, der alle stemte Remain. NB! Læg mærke til at I internt i gruppen har lidt forskellige standpunkter.

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Første runde er en række opening I tredje runde skal det fremtidige statements der præsenterer forhold mellem EU og UK forhandles gruppen og deres røde linjer i i en handelsaftale forhandlingerne Forhandlingslederne skal blive enige om hvil- Som forberedelse til præsentationerne skal I: ken slags adgang EU og UK skal have til hin- - Sætte jer ind i jeres eget rollekort. andens markeder og hvilke regler der skal gæl- de. Alle får et udkast til en Draft Agreement at - Forberede et opening statement (max et se, inden forhandlingerne går i gang. Alle får minut) der præsenterer gruppen generelt også en række forslag til amendments at se, og hvad den samlet set ønsker at få ud af som kan trække den endelige aftale i forskelli- forhandlingerne. ge retninger. - Den særlige rådgiver Colum Eastwood fremsætter opening statement. Som forberedelse til forhandlingerne skal I: - Lægge en strategi for forhandlingerne i for- I anden runde skal ’hårdheden’ hold til hvilke argumenter I vil fremføre og af Brexit forhandles hvilke Amendments I vil indføre. Forhandlingslederne skal blive enige om en af- - Skriv en kort tale hvor I fremlægger jeres tale for, hvordan UK træder ud af EU. Alle får et synspunkter (et halvt minut). udkast til en Draft Agreement at se, inden for- - Forsøge at lave aftaler med andre grupper handlingerne går i gang. Alle får også en ræk- så I kan danne alliancer i forhandlingerne. ke forslag til amendments at se, som kan træk- - Kontakt journalister for at få dem til at skrive ke den endelige aftale i forskellige retninger. om jeres synspunkter. Som forberedelse til forhandlingerne skal I: - Alliance Party leder Naomi Long går til mø- - Lægge en strategi for forhandlingerne i for- det, holder talen og deltager i forhandlinger- hold til hvilke argumenter I vil fremføre og ne. Presserådgiveren sidder lige bag ved hvilke Amendments I vil indføre. ministeren, klar til at give gode råd. - Skriv en kort tale hvor I fremlægger jeres synspunkter (et halvt minut). Afsluttende pressemøde - Forsøge at lave aftaler med andre grupper Medierne viser videointerviews fra dagens for- så I kan danne alliancer i forhandlingerne. handlinger. Herefter afholder presserådgivere (Især med den Irske regering, EU og partier fra de forskellige politiske grupper og medierne der støtter remain/soft Brexit). et pressemøde. Hvor hver gruppe fremlægger deres syn på forhandlingernes resultat. - Kontakt journalister for at få dem til at skrive om jeres synspunkter. Som forberedelse til pressemødet skal I: - Sinn Fein leder Michelle O’Neill går til mø- - Forfatte et kort statement (1 minut) der op- det, holder talen og deltager i forhandlinger- summerer jeres syn på resultatet. ne. Den særlige rådgiver sidder lige bag ved - Presserådgiver Martina Anderson fremsæt- ministeren, klar til at give gode råd. ter jeres statement til pressemødet. Michelle O’Neill

Background: Sinn Féin, MLA, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Vice President of Sinn Féin. She became leader of Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland in 2017, during the 2017-2020 suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is from a Republican family and her father was an IRA prisoner. However, her election as leader of Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland, has been said to signal a break in the party’s more direct association with the IRA.

Key features: Known for being the fastest-talking assembly member.

The genie is out of the bottle on Affiliation: Irish unity and it’s not • Sinn Féin (est. 1905) Leader in Northern Ireland going to go back in. Michelle O’Neill, leader in Republic of Ireland: Mary Lou McDonald • Sinn Féin is an Irish republican/nationalist party committed to ending the partition between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Border / Red Lines: • Has been EU-sceptic in the past, but is now pro- Adamantly opposes Brexit and a hard border remain. between Northern Ireland and the Republic • Since 2016 they have campaigned for Northern of Ireland. They are particularly concerned Ireland to have “designated special status” within about the impact on border communities and the EU. are using Brexit to fuel debates about a united • They’re seeking a referendum on Irish unity Ireland. (a ’Border Poll’) within 5 years.

Alliances: Sinn Féin is an all-island party which holds seats in the Irish parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, The European Parliament and the House of Commons. However, Sinn Féin’s seven MPs do not take their seats in the House of Commons, due to a policy of abstentionism. Therefore, the only Northern Ireland representation in the UK parliament between 2017 – 2019 was the DUP. They have worked closely together with the Irish Government and the other remain parties in Northern Ireland who argue that 56% in Northern Ireland voted to remain and should not be forced to leave the EU. They all work to ensure there will be no hard border in Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement will be protected. Recently Sinn Féin’s MEP’s have published a report urging the EU to plan for Irish Unity. - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

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Background: Leader of the Alliance Party. Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Former MEP for Northern Ireland (the first Northern Irish MEP not to identify as unionist or nationalist).

Key features: A feisty, eloquent and knowledgeable debater. Constantly calling out sectarianism and ‘whataboutery’ in Northern Irish politics. Red hair and often seen wearing a scarf loosely laid over her shoulders.

Affiliation: Alliance Party (Est. 1970). A liberal and centrist party, which was established to offer an alternative to the ‘moderate middle ground’ in the Northern Irish conflict. Has moved from being a softunionist party, towards I believe the UK Government being neutral on the constitutional question. They is seeking to deliver a no-deal will accept whatever the majority votes for whether it Brexit and to lay blame with the is a United Kingdom or a united Ireland. EU for the consequences. They have traditionally been the ‘5th party’ in Northern Ireland after the two main unionist and nationalist parties – but in recent elections they have come third, signaling a broader change in Northern Ireland where people have come to identify as ‘other’ (than unionist or nationalist). Border / Red Lines: Wants a deal that: ‘Creates no new border infrastructure within our islands, Protects our economy and Respects the Good Friday Agreement.”

Alliances: Has always been pro-EU like their UK sister party the Liberal Democrats. The Alliance Party have worked closely together with the Irish Government and the other remain parties in Northern Ireland who argue that 56% in Northern Ireland voted to remain and should not be forced to leave the EU. They all work to ensure there will be no hard border in Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement will be protected. However, the Alliance Party refuses to make electoral pacts (because they don’t want to be associated with unionism and nationalism in Northern Ireland). - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

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Background: Sinn Féin MEP, 2014-2020 MLA 2020- Former member of the IRA - and have served 13 years in prison for bombings and IRA activities during the Troubles. She was released as part of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

Key features: Has been an extremely outspoken critic of Brexit in the European Parliament and has spoken at a number of Border Communities Against Brexit events. Usually sports a bright pink lipstick.

Speech to the European Parliament: Beware of Perfidious Albion [Britain], a country you cannot trust that never keeps its word. Britannia will always, always, waive the rules.

Partition and Brexit are ugly impositions that have burdened Ireland for years. Because of Partition Brexit is stripping away our democratic and social rights. - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

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