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Mary Lou McDonald: no prime minister has the right to “high-handedly” remove the provision for a unity referendum from the Good Friday…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
no prime minister has the right to “high-handedly” remove the provision for a unity referendum from the Good Friday Agreement.
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Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin

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Response to Burnham's comments on the border poll.

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