Mary Lou McDonald: “A ban is all well and good but it means nothing if it's not enforced, and all of the evidence across our communities is…”

No prime minister has the right to “high-handedly” remove the provision for a unity referendum from the Good Friday Agreement.

He should have acted on day one and he should act now.

The future of Ireland is for the people of this island to decide, and for the people of this island alone.

We have spent all night here, all night talking to people, listening to people, seeking to reassure people that actually this can be resolved, and it must be.