<p>Stormont should not be treated as a “soft-play area” for politicians, the&nbsp;SDLP leader Claire Hanna has&nbsp;said in an&nbsp;in-depth&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;BelTel podcast.&nbsp;In it, she gave her views on&nbsp;Irish unity,&nbsp;on&nbsp;Stormont reform and&nbsp;on&nbsp;the SDLP’s chances of recovery.&nbsp;&nbsp;Claire Hanna became the leader of the SDLP unopposed in October 2024&nbsp;having&nbsp;been an MP for south Belfast since 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Many commentators say the SDLP has been more stridently pro-unity under Hanna’s leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does she agree?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Can she square&nbsp;making&nbsp;Northern Ireland work with not wanting it at all?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;And can she turn around the SDLP’s long-term decline.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Claire Hanna,&nbsp;joined Ciarán Dunbar on the BelTel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>