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Mary Lou McDonald tells Sky News that Irish unity ‘right for British people and Irish people’ [Video]

SINN FÉIN LEADER Mary Lou McDonald is attending the Labour conference in the UK and this morning told Sky News that Irish unity would be “right for the British people and the Irish people”. 

The Labour conference in Liverpool is Keir Starmer’s first since becoming UK Prime Minister and McDonald yesterday spoke at a conference fringe event. 

During that event, the Dublin Central TD called on the British government to “make clear its intention to trigger a referendum” on Irish unity and urged Starmer to “walk the final length of the Irish journey”.

While in opposition, Starmer had said a referendum on Irish unification was “not even on the horizon” but McDonald said today that “change was happening” in Northern Ireland and that this should be recognised. 

“What I am saying in summary, is that all parties to the (Good Friday) Agreement now need to recognise the depth of change …

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