There will not be referendum on a united island of Ireland for decades, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has told GB News. Mr Heaton-Harris, who helped deliver the post-Brexit Windsor Framework agreement, said that he was not expecting a so-called border poll to unite Northern Ireland with Ireland “in his lifetime”. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement says that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland should call a referendum if it “appears likely” a majority would back unity. The Irish government must also call a border poll, and both must be won. This means the timing of when one…
