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Ireland and UK 'need to be prepared' for border poll
Miliband said the government backs the Good Friday Agreement but would not engage on Burnham’s remarks about a future unity referendum.
- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband declined to comment on the border poll debate during an informal gathering of EU foreign affairs ministers in Co Wicklow on Wednesday, but emphasized the British Government's support for the Good Friday Agreement.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced criticism last week after telling media in Belfast that a referendum on a united Ireland was "off the table," drawing sharp responses from nationalist politicians including Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
- On Tuesday, Burnham pledged in the House of Commons to "stick 100% to the Good Friday Agreement," asserting his Belfast visit aimed solely to secure functional government in Stormont.
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee stated at the same Co Wicklow gathering that while the focus remains on bringing communities together, "we need to be prepared" for a future border poll.
- The Good Friday Agreement dictates the circumstances under which any future border poll might arise, providing the constitutional framework as the debate over Northern Ireland's political future persists among British, Irish, and nationalist leaders.
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The head of the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helen McInty, stated that she believed that a referendum on integration with Northern Ireland, a British autonomy, was only a matter of time before being prepared. "I really believe that one day we will vote on unification," brings Bloomberg's words on Wednesday.
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Irish minister says there ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future
Helen McEntee made her remarks after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was criticised for stating that a referendum on a united Ireland was ‘off the table’.
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