Page 20 - Border Poll News Today

THE conditions for triggering a border poll have yet to be met despite Sinn Féin's victory in the Stormont election, according to psephologist Nicholas Whyte.

Important to remember _ devolved government? it is really important to remember that - devolved government? it is really important to remember that any l important to remember that any changes— important to remember that any changes around the protocol are going _ changes around the protocol are going to — changes around the protocol are going to be up to the eu and westminster. the northern ireland assembly— westminster. the northern ireland assembly does not have a say in this _ assembly...

The consequences going forward, however, are less clear.

Joint roles and although they switch around now with sinn fein being the bigger party as opposed to the dup, of coming together and agreeing to do anything will be impossible unless the dup relent on the northern ireland protocol get the sort of changes they want so even although this is being talked of as a landmark moment and perhaps the constitution of northern ireland with sinn fein favouring a united ireland and talk of a potential border poll referendum on that coming down the line, even g...

Fein is still relatively small. its very splintered here, and the prospect of a border poll is a long way off. we cannot get away from the fact that 60% of people do not vote for parties, approaching overwhelming majority do not vote for parties that consider the unification of ireland their main goal. unification of ireland their main coal. ., unification of ireland their main oal, ., ., , unification of ireland their main oal, ., ., , ., ., unification of ireland their main oal. ., ., ., ., go...

From being thejunior member in debt administration between 2010, 2016. people who study coalitions say it is always the junior coalition party that suffers in terms of the policies. so you would think they would say no, under the current leadership, who has been bruised by it, ithink leadership, who has been bruised by it, i think they would shudder, they would pause before doing that. i think one of the key conservative attacks now, as we move into a general election cycle, is that labour will ...

Eu but— to get a resolution on this with the eu but we — to get a resolution on this with the eu but we are _ to get a resolution on this with the eu but we are never— to get a resolution on this with the eu but we are never taken - to get a resolution on this with the i eu but we are never taken anything of the _ eu but we are never taken anything of the table — eu but we are never taken anything ofthe table in— eu but we are never taken anything of the table in terms _ eu but we are ...

Never taken anything off the table l in terms of resolving this issue l for the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup said it will not go back into the power—sharing executive which sinn fein argues holds everyone to ransom. a fundamentalist approach that its either an executive or the protocol but you cant have both, that is not helping with the cost of living. the dup are committed devolutionists but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which means consent for both uni...

The eu has shown no flexibility and its very disappointing - that what were hearing j is that the eu is already saying it wont show anyl flexibility, and thats why it is absolutely right that we, as the uk. government, are very clear. we want to get a resolution on this with the eu, - but we have never taken - anything off the table in terms of resolving this issue for- the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup has said it wont go back into the power—sharing executive, which...

Either executive or the protocol, but cant have both. that is not helping somebody with the cost of living. im a committed devolutionist. the dup are committed devolutionists, but it can only be on a sound, stable footing. which means consent for both unionists and nationalists. hi, guys, . get— you the watermelon or the coconut today? sinn fein�*s victory also raises new questions about what it says about the choices voters are making for northern irelands future. the party strongly believe...