Sunday shows round-up: A no deal would be ‘potentially devastating’ for Northern Ireland, Blair says

Tony Blair – No deal ‘potentially devastating’ for Northern Ireland

Sophy Ridge began the morning with a wide-ranging interview with Tony Blair. The conservation inevitably turned to Brexit, something to which the former Prime Minister has long been opposed. Blair strongly criticised those politicians calling for a ‘no deal’ outcome after March 29th, arguing that they had ‘played fast and loose’ with the Northern Irish peace process from day one:

Politicians are "playing fast and loose" with the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Former prime minister Tony Blair tells #Ridge a no-deal #Brexit would be devastating for NI.

He says no one could "responsibly" propose a no-deal Brexit: https://t.co/LAn85tyQGL pic.twitter.com/VD2K0rfPFs

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) February 10, 2019

TB: If we have a hard Brexit – no one could responsibly propose this. It would be economically very, very dangerous for Britain, and for the peace process in Ireland, it would potentially be devastating… A no deal Brexit means a really hard border between the north and south of Ireland.