British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said during a visit to Stormont that dealing with the fallout from Brexit should take priority over the issue of Irish unity. Mr Corbyn, on what is expected to be his last visit to Northern Ireland as Labour leader, met the North’s five main parties at Stormont on Thursday to discuss Brexit and the restoration of the Northern Executive and Assembly. Mr Corbyn told reporters that it was “difficult to know” if Brexit had brought a united Ireland any closer. Mr Corbyn called on British prime minister Boris Johnson to provide Northern Irish businesses with assurances about future trading relationships and whether there will be a border down the Irish Sea. Now the prime minister must clarify this.”Mr Corbyn denied his visit was a “lap of honour” before he stood down as party leader.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2020 02:26 UTC