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Burnham Closes Door on Border Poll | Cork News
Prime Minister Andy Burnham made it clear during his Belfast visit that a border poll isn’t on the table right now, stressing that healing from past divisions—like Brexit and Scottish independence—takes time. While the Good Friday Agreement technically allows for a poll if a majority supports unification, any constitutional change would require Irish public approval. Burnham’s focus is squarely on urgent issues: soaring living costs and public service budgets. He’s tired of divisive, backward-looking debates and insists the priority must be fixing problems that impact people today—not…
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