'The Secretary of State often talks about how committed he is to the union'
Double standards are applied to Irish and UK ministers when they express an opinion on Northern Ireland’s constitutional future, the Taoiseach has said.
“I think, as is often the case when it comes to politics, people read too much into it. It’s something I have said before on multiple occasions, and it was in response to a particular question,” he told RTE. “Under my leadership as Taoiseach, we’ve negotiated three agreements with the British government – the backstop, the protocol and, when they couldn’t honour that agreement, we were the adults in the room and we negotiated the Windsor Framework.”
“Because we want the executive to be up and running, we want it to be a success. But there does come a point where these talks between the UK Government and the DUP can’t be ongoing forever and can’t exclude others forever. And we do need to sit down at some point and talk about what alternative arrangements can be put in place within the confines of the Good Friday Agreement.”
“As we speak there are relationships north south, across departmental and government, across a wide swathe of areas,” she said at her party’s think-in event in Dublin. Join our new WhatsApp community today Click this link or scan the QR code to receive breaking news and top stories from Belfast Live. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
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