Senior Irish and British ministers remain at odds over Taoiseach comments

NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris termed comments by Leo Varadkar around Irish unity and Stormont as ‘unhelpful’.

Senior ministers from the UK and Irish governments remain at odds over comments by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, branded by the British as “unhelpful”.

Mr Heaton-Harris said “unhelpful comments down in Dublin resonate up here amongst the unionist community” during his efforts to get the Stormont Assembly restored.On Tuesday morning, Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said he was surprised by Mr Heaton-Harris’ comments, adding: “I think everybody is entitled to have their perspectives on the future constitutional position of Northern Ireland.

“I think it’s inevitable in the Republic of Ireland when they face a great contest against Sinn Fein, the present government are bound to talk about a united Ireland, and we recognise that they’re entitled to talk about a united Ireland,” he said. Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker speaking to the media at Ionic Technologies in Belfast on Tuesday

“Now after everything I have done, I think I have established my own personal credentials on this question of democratic consent, and at the moment we believe there is a consensus to stay in the union.

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