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British Prime Minister responds to Trump on United Ireland: 'There will be no referendum'
The position of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on a united Ireland remains unchanged.
This was stated today by a spokesman for his office after remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about a united Ireland, Reuters reports.
Responding on Wednesday to questions from MPs about a possible border referendum in Northern Ireland, Burnham said: 'I am not aware of broad support for holding another referendum, and until the situation changes, there will be no referendum'.
Burnham's office spokesman on Saturday confirmed that the prime minister's position remains in effect, despite Trump's remarks made to journalists after meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michol Martin in Dublin. The American president, in particular, said that reunification 'will happen'.
Under the terms of the Belfast Agreement 1998, a referendum on Northern Ireland leaving the United Kingdom can be held only by decision of the British government. This document ended the 30-year period of violence between Irish nationalists seeking a united Ireland and unionists who wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Polls show a significant majority in Northern Ireland still favor remaining in the United Kingdom. However, the gap has narrowed somewhat since Britain's exit from the EU politicized the question of reunification.
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