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The poll was conducted by Lucid Talk for Queen’s University IF a border poll was held today, the majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote to stay in the UK, according to a new survey. But research suggests just over half of respondents believe the north will have left the UK in 25 years time. The findings are part of a specially commissioned opinion poll for last nights BBC NI programme Spotlight - A Contested Centenary, in which people on both sides of the border had their say on No...

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Boris Johnson accused of ‘false promises’ after again threatening to suspend Northern Ireland Protocol Rob Merrick © Provided by The Independent Boris Johnson has been accused of more “false promises” after again threatening to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol he negotiated. The prime minister branded the Irish Sea checks it involves “ludicrous”, vowing to invoke Article 16 to suspend the international treaty if the EU refuses to make changes. And, in a progra...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images A majority of people on both sides of the Irish border believes Northern Ireland will have left the UK within 25 years, a poll suggests. Most respondents said they thought NI would still be part of the UK in 10 years time, but not in 25 years. In NI, 49% of people said if there was a border poll today they would vote to remain in the UK, with 43% backing a united Ireland and 8% undecided. The poll was commissioned by BBC NIs Spotlight programme. In...

The prime minister says he will take steps to end “ludicrous barriers” to trade between NI and GB.