BELFAST: The election result was hailed as a victory for English, Scottish and Irish nationalism - and it could spell the end of the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland, supporters of a united Ireland won more seats than those in the province who want to remain part of the United Kingdom for the first time since the 1921 partition which divided the British north from the Irish Republic in the south. -ReutersBoth triumphant Scottish and Irish nationalist leaders and defeated opponents saw Johnson’s victory as opening the way to the disintegration of the United Kingdom. Nationalists said the result paved the way towards a vote on whether there should be a united Ireland. The DUP said it had ultimately been betrayed by Johnson’s Brexit deal with Brussels which they said would create an economic border between Britain and Northern Ireland.

Source: New Strait Times December 13, 2019 09:56 UTC