Leo Varadkar says Irish border poll not appropriate at this time
It states that the Northern Ireland secretary must call a border poll if it at any time it appears "likely" to that a majority of people in Northern Ireland would vote for a united Ireland."Because I doubt any secretary of state would make that decision without consulting the prime minister and the cabinet and it doesn't really say clearly how that test is applied as, to whether there is consistent public support for it," Mr Varadkar added.
Sinn Féin won the most seats in May's assembly election but the Democratic Unionist Party , which came second, is refusing to re-enter a power-sharing executive until its concerns about the protocol are addressed.passed their first hurdle in Parliament on TuesdayThe bill would allow ministers to change the part of 2019 deal that introduced post-Brexit checks on goods sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.when it came to resolving the row over the protocol.
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock have warned there is "no legal or political justification for unilateral action".on Sunday, they argued that the protocol explicitly recognises Northern Ireland's constitutional position within the UK, and is bringing real economic benefit to the region and protecting the EU's single market.
The former Northern Ireland Office minister said anger was building in relation to the bill, and accused the government of "taking its eye off the ball" over Northern Ireland.
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