Could Brexit break-up the UK & Northern Ireland?

Martina Anderson, Sinn Féin MEP, talks through the EU Draft Withdrawal Agreement for Northern Ireland, and why Sinn Féin will never take its seats in Westminster for Brexit votes

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[paddymuppy]

Fantastic, hard-working, intelligent lady.

[kierangreene]

Demographics are rapidly changing N.Ireland.Catholics will be in the majority in the next few years if not already and unification will happen in the next 10/15 even without Brexit speeding the process up.

[jonathandwoolley]

Maybe she’s not anti-British, maybe she’s pro-Irish.

[pfacontractor]

The break up of the UK is so important for things to evolve, even more so than the break up of the EU

[lm]

Go girl go, i is for the irish, and you cannot have a British border on the island of Ireland,

[brianm]

It's largely an economic question. If Brexit turns out to be a disaster for prosperity in NI, then I see pragmatists on both sides in NI seriously consider the idea of a UI. If the status quo is roughly unaffected, then it remains a firm 'No' for now. It's all about what offers more certainty of putting food on the table than what flag is flying over the town hall, IMO.

[IR]

I want to marry her, of course she is anti-british, it is why she was voted in as she has IRISH people first not english..Again, that is something you're not accustomed to, but welcome to the real world.

[michaelholohan]

The Shinners will do anything to get their united ireland

[robertmarsh]

Everyone knows that Theresa May will agree to anything, until someone tells her what will happen, if she doe's agree, then she goes back on what she agreed. this happens every time she agrees with anything. Sad but true.

[anghinetti]

Title is incorrect: not the UK AND Northern Ireland because Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom and so the correct title should be United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[brucemcdonald]

In a word No....worse case is eu won't compromise+we keep our money+walk away wto rules

[EricTheActor]

England would be better without Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the EU.

If Northern Ireland wants to remain in the EU and reunify with Ireland...let them

If Scotland wants Independence from the UK but wants to remain in the EU...let them

England gives more to the UK than it gets...England gives more to the EU than it gets...

Let England stand alone, she will be stronger, richer, and better because of it...


England can make new trade deals outside of the EU....make trade deals with America, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, etc....England will probably be richer because of it...

England is at a trade deficit with Germany and the EU, they buy more than they sell, which means Germany and the EU needs England, not the other way around. England can make new trade agreements with America, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, Auatralia, Japan, South Korea, etc which would probably increase English exports and replace European imports. Switzerland and Norway are doing fine outside of the EU. England pays more into the EU than it receives from the EU. Leaving the EU will give England control of its own fisheries, they wont have their access limited anymore. It will also restrict immigration which will increase wages. If Scotland and North Ireland want to leave the UK, it wouldnt hurt England at all. Those countries contribute absolutly nothing.

[grahamwilson]

Brexit is only an excuse. I'm sure Scotland will respect democracy with their referendum and whatever the outcome, it won't please everyone. People need to grow up and stop behaving like spoilt children that can't get there own way.

[boptah]

Either TM or the civil service leaked Boriss letter to the media.

[franklyspeaking]

Here is a solution. allow Ireland to unify.

[amamrasaid]

I BELIEVE THAT KING OF THE WORLD SIR AMAMRA SAID THANKS.

[fucktheeumayollierobbins]

The Mogg had the answer, we leave it open if the EU want to impose a hard border let them pay for it

[alanbeggs]

Martina Anderson would know more about making bombs than politics

[petercharles]

Sinn Fein shares the UKIP mentality of don't show up, don't take responsibility. They are fully entitled to abstain from taking their seats at Westminster, but if the result is a hard border they have to accept some responsibility. In the meantime the whole of NI is being represented by the DUP, continuing the long tradition of Westminster governments being propped up by MPs from Ireland.

[basingstokeborn]

This is utter fallacy. No such undertaking was given. What Sinn Fein wants is a United Ireland and they are happy with bringing the North into a Customs Union where the economies of the North and South would bring about a 'de facto' United ireland. This would never be accepted by the North and would break the Good Friday agreement stating that a United Ireland could nt9o be brought about without the will of the majority in the North.