Woman who wrote ‘The Good Friday Agreement’ is accused of not reading The Good Friday Agreement - what happened next will have you in stitches

A Sinn Fein adviser who wrote a book titled ‘The Good Friday Agreement’ is, according to some, responsible for the greatest ever Twitter put-down when she replied to a man who accused her of not reading The Good Friday Agreement.
Siobhán Fenton pictured holding a copy of the book she authored, 'The Good Friday Agreement'. (Photo: Siobhán Fenton/Twitter)Siobhán Fenton pictured holding a copy of the book she authored, 'The Good Friday Agreement'. (Photo: Siobhán Fenton/Twitter)
Siobhán Fenton pictured holding a copy of the book she authored, 'The Good Friday Agreement'. (Photo: Siobhán Fenton/Twitter)

Siobhán Fenton was tweeting her reaction to the news the United Kingdom government intends to break international law by doing away with the Northern Ireland protocol contained in the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

“The Conservatives have been told time and time again about the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and the fragility of our post-conflict society,” said Ms. Felton.

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“That they would act in such bad faith and with such shameless dishonesty shows the total contempt they have for people here.”

Ms. Felton continued: “Such a flagrant breach of international law would have major ramifications for how Britain is perceived internationally.

“Refusing to honour previous agreements would fundamentally undermine its credibility in international diplomacy- how could any country trust them?”

A man called Adam Hawkins replied to Ms. Fenton by expressing doubts over whether she had read the Good Friday Agreement.

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“It doesn’t sound like you’ve read the GFA (Good Friday Agreement).

“I suggest you do so. The UK internal market will not be divided to suit your brand of terrorism.”

Ms. Fenton replied with what many are describing as the greatest put-down on Twitter they had ever seen, by posting a photograph of herself holding a copy of her 2018 book titled ‘The Good Friday Agreement’.

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