UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she didn’t want to “speculate” on a Border poll. The Sinn Fein vice-president also echoed the party’s leader, Mary Lou McDonald, who said it showed Irish unity was now within “touching distance”. “That is where things that affect Northern Ireland will be discussed. Labour’s shadow digital minister Chris Bryant said a border poll in Northern Ireland may “come at some point”. That’s for the people of Northern Ireland.

Source: The Herald February 04, 2024 17:00 UTC