Sinn Féin calls for Irish unity referendum saying UK 'refuses to listen' to people in the North

Sinn Féin has said there is an urgent need for a referendum on Irish unity as the British government has "refused to listen" to the majority of people in Northern Ireland over Brexit.

Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin's leader in the North, said the British Government was "on the verge of triggering Article 50 that is going to take the North out of the EU against the expressed wishes of the majority of people here".