UK PM Burnham rules out Irish unity vote, drawing Sinn Fein rebuke

BELFAST: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Thursday a referendum on Irish unity was “off the table,” drawing a sharp response from pro-unity party Sinn Fein during his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office. Northern Ireland’s constitutional status remains deeply divisive, nearly three decades after the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement largely ended three decades of conflict over British rule.

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