Concerns have also been raised about the legal status of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which ended three decades of fighting between Catholic nationalists seeking a united Ireland and Protestant unionists who wanted to keep Northern Ireland British. May has said that details of future Irish border arrangements will hinge on the outcome of Brexit talks with Brussels. "That means it must work for Northern Ireland too, including in relation to the border with the Republic." After the vote, McGuinness demanded a referendum on Northern Ireland splitting from the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union as part of a united Ireland, a call rejected by the British government. "I have been clear that we will make a success of the UK's departure from the European Union," May said in a statement.

Source: dna July 25, 2016 10:07 UTC