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In reply to the discussion: Scotland leader to tell party she's 'never been more certain' of independence [View all]exboyfil
(17,862 posts)Here is one article. Will that be the next shoe to drop?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/01/brexit-ireland-press-reunification-vote-sinn-fein-mary-lou-mcdonald
Ireland cannot trust an erratic and dangerous Boris Johnson on Brexit and needs to start pressuring Downing Street for a referendum on Irish unification, according to Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of Sinn Féin.
Johnson has forfeited credibility by unpicking the withdrawal agreement and cannot be believed when he says he wants a trade deal, said McDonald. Hes the prime minister and perfidious Albion just got perfidiouser, if theres such a word.
If Britain did not honour a bargain fairly struck it would face a backlash from Irelands allies in the EU and US, where congressional leaders could sink Downing Streets hopes of a US trade deal, said McDonald. If there is damage in Ireland, if theres a hardening of the border well, then all bets are off.
By next year, the centenary of Northern Irelands creation, Catholics are expected to outnumber Protestants for the first time, a seismic demographic shift that comes just as Brexit has prompted some unionists to question the regions position in the UK.