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Newly-elected DUP leader Edwin Poots faces a string of resignations over the fallout of the ousting of former leader Arlene Foster, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
Irish border poll would not bring united Ireland if held today, poll finds
People asked about Irish Sea border too
The poll asked about how people would vote if asked about a united Ireland (Image: Getty)
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A new poll has suggested that people in Northern Ireland would vote to remain in the UK if a referendum was called now.
A majority of the public in Northern Ireland believe it will split from the UK within 25 years, according to a new poll.
Some 37 per cent of people said they believe Northern Ireland will still be part of the UK in a quarter of a century but 51 per cent believe it will not be.
In the Republic of Ireland just 26 per cent of voters believe Northern Ireland will still be part of the UK in 25 years compared to 54 per cent who believe it will not be.
However, if a border poll was held today some 49 per cent of people in Northern Ireland would vote to remain in the UK while 43 per cent would support a united Ireland.
Northern Ireland referendum to leave UK would fail today: poll
This content was published on April 20, 2021 - 23:28
April 20, 2021 - 23:28
BELFAST (Reuters) - A Northern Ireland referendum on leaving the United Kingdom would fail today, a poll indicated on Tuesday, but most of those questioned said they believed the region would leave within the next 25 years.
A 1998 peace deal largely ended three decades of violence between Catholic Irish nationalists seeking to merge with Ireland and Protestant unionists seeking to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Under the peace deal, the British government can call a referendum on whether Northern Ireland should leave the United Kingdom if a yes majority looks likely.