Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said there is an obligation on the British and Irish governments to “deepen the conversation” about Irish unity and hold referendums by the end of this decade.

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.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has called on the British government to “make clear its intention to trigger a referendum” on Irish unity.

All political parties in the Republic are planning for a November general election, Mary Lou McDonald has said. Despite Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s repeated insistence that the election will not be called until next year,

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the British Government to “make clear its intention to trigger a referendum” on Irish unity. Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Ms McDonald also urged British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to “walk the final length of the Irish journey”.