Northern Ireland Government

(asked on 1st May 2019) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her response is to the call by the Leader of Sinn Fein on Easter Sunday 2019 for a joint authority over Northern Ireland between the Irish and British Governments; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Karen Bradley Portrait
Karen Bradley
This question was answered on 8th May 2019

This Government remains steadfast in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement including the principle of consent governing Northern Ireland’s constitutional position. It is on that basis that Northern Ireland is and remains a full and integral part of the United Kingdom.

As the Conservative and Unionist Party Northern Ireland General Election Manifesto 2017 clearly stated, “we will not countenance any constitutional arrangements - such as joint authority over Northern Ireland between the United Kingdom and Ireland - that are inconsistent with the consent principle”.

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