Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

It was not a matter of reserving my position, I made it known that I wanted to examine the British protocol, in accordance with my legal advice on the night, to see whether that has ramifications in other areas. I said I wanted to return to that at the convention and I will do that. Having much experience of these matters, I am always deeply suspicious of the British legal team, which is a very large team, coming into the meeting in the early hours of the morning, presenting a pre-drafted legal protocol and saying that it is only for Britain and it affects nobody else.

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