“When you say you will leave without a deal - do or die - what sort of message does that send to the people of Northern Ireland?”

— Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer: MPs 'casual' about no-deal Brexit for NI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49797636 BBC News (23 September 2019)
2019

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