UK PM’s office responds to Trump's Irish unity remarks

The UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reaffirmed that the government’s position on Irish unification remains unchanged following comments by US President Donald Trump that he would love to see a united Ireland.

While answering questions from lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday regarding a possible border poll in Northern Ireland, Burnham said: “I am not aware that there is majority public support for another referendum and until that changes there will not be one.”

In this connection, a spokesperson for Burnham said on Saturday that the prime minister's remarks still stood after Trump told reporters after a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Dublin that unification would happen eventually.

This comes when Trump said on Saturday that he would love to see Ireland consolidated with British-run Northern Ireland, drawing attention to his comments on the persistent issue of Irish unity. He made the statement after he held negotiations on Saturday with his Irish counterpart Catherine Connolly. The US President met with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and Irish President Catherine Connolly to discuss deeply integrated economic and cultural ties.