Hilary Benn Once Again Says Border Poll Test Not Met - and There's only One Criterion for Referendum on NI Leaving the UK

Hilary Benn once again says border poll test not met - and there's only one criterion for referendum on NI leaving the UK

​Hilary Benn has once again said a border poll “is a long way off” – and that supporters of a referendum on Northern Ireland’s place in the UK are unable to produce any evidence that meets the sole test for a vote.

Labour minister accused of 'burying head in the sand' over Irish border poll

A Labour minister has been accused of 'burying his head in the sand' over an Irish border poll

Secretary of State accused of ‘burying head in sand’ over Irish border poll

Sinn Fein MP Daire Hughes said an ‘energetic debate’ was under way about a new Ireland.

Benn: “It’s a long way off because no one who is calling for a border poll can actually argue that that condition is currently met in Northern Ireland.”

The Secretary of State, Hilary Benn joined the Stormont Sources podcast during the week to discuss the budget, Stormont Reform and a border poll. “It’s a long way off because no one who is calling for a border poll can actually argue that that condition is currently met in Northern Ireland.” Secretary of State @hilarybennmp sets out the criterion for a border poll and why it is not currently being met.@dmcbfs |… pic.twitter.com/q80p2GT68I — Sto…