Achieving Reconciliation through a New Ireland

In her address, SDLP MP Claire Hanna reflects on the prospects of achieving reconciliation through a New Ireland.

About the Speaker:

Claire Hanna is an SDLP Member of Parliament for South Belfast, elected in December 2019. Claire has been representing South Belfast since 2011 as a Belfast City Councillor, then as an MLA in the NI Assembly until her election to Parliament in 2019. She chaired Assembly All Party Groups on International Development and the Arts. In Westminster, Claire serves as a member on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. She is the SDLP's Spokesperson for Europe and International Affairs. In 2021 she was elected Chair of the Performer’s Alliance APPG (All-party Parliamentary Group). Her professional background is in international development, latterly in a policy and education role.