Mary Lou McDonald: “There will be a referendum. Our objective is to secure that by the year 2030 but the referendums will happen and the…”

The British Secretary of State now updates his Twitter account more regularly than the residents, who he hasn’t spoken to since last Thursday.

“There will be an enormous sense of relief within the community this evening.”

Burying his head in the sand is not a plan, is not a strategy, is not wise, and is not acceptable to us.

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.