The pro-Remain vote appears to have surged in Northern Ireland, which has consistently been the focus of Brexit negotiations.
Pro-EU Irish nationalists Sinn Fein have topped the poll, just ahead of the Democratic Unionist Party, which props up the Conservative government.
The cross-community Alliance Party, also appears set to win its first ever European Parliament seat in a surge it says furthers the case for a re-run of the 2016 referendum.
“I think this result is a resounding rejection of Brexit again,” said Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald.
“It sends the clearest possible message that people here in the north of Ireland have not consented and do not consent to Brexit and I hope London and Mrs May, and whoever will prove to be Mrs May’s successor, hears that message loud and clear and understands that the DUP, while they have a democratic mandate, do not speak for the majority of people who live in the north of Ireland or indeed across the island.
“I think this is a vindication of the politics of Remain, I think it is vindication of the politics of common sense, it’s about us standing together collectively and protecting our rights and interests.”
from Trendy Newses http://bit.ly/2W53tDe
0 Comments