Trump Comments on Irish Unity Show Debate Is ‘Very Much Alive’: Michelle O’Neill
- Northern Ireland's First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, said US President Donald Trump's remarks on Irish unification indicate the debate is active and a growing conversation around constitutional change in Ireland.
- Leaders of nationalist parties from Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are meeting in Cardiff to sign a memorandum for cooperation and to present a collective voice on constitutional change at Westminster.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out holding a referendum on Irish unification, calling it 'off the table'.
- Michelle O'Neill is attending the meeting in her capacity as deputy leader of Sinn Féin, not officially representing Northern Ireland, which some unionists criticize as promoting the breakup of the union.
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Sinn Fein, the Scottish National Party and Plaid Camry, the leading parties of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, signed an agreement today declaring the right of their nations to self-determination, the BBC reports.
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AlKhaleej TodayIrish unification 'very much on the table,' Northern Ireland leader says
The first minister of Northern Ireland on Monday said US President Donald Trump's remarks on 'Irish unification' reflect that the idea is on the table.
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The Nation'Whole political landscape changing very much,' says Michelle O’Neill
The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a joint memorandum at Cardiff on Monday, 14 September, supporting their nations' right to leave the United Kingdom, following the visit of American President Donald Trump. According to BBC, the Scottish Prime Minister John Swinney, the Welsh leader Rhun ap [...]
John Swinney, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, Rune ap Yorvert of Plaid Cymru in Wales and Plaid Camry, Michelle O'Neill, vice president of the Irish Republican Party “Sinn Fein”, and Mary Lou McDonald, president of the same party, signed a pact to pressure Downing Street to hold referendums on independence.
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