Sinn Fein leader will demand referendum on Irish unity if she wins election

Credit: Sky News- Published 19 hours ago
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand a referendum on Irish unity in her first phone call with Sir Keir Starmer if she wins Ireland's general election.

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Mary Lou McDonald

Irish politician (born 1969)

Sinn Féin

Irish political party

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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Island in the North Atlantic Ocean
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