DUP leader Arlene Foster warns against 'destabilising' border poll

The issue of a potential future vote on a united Ireland has gained increased prominence as the debate around Brexit has evolved.

A border poll would destabilise the North at a time when stability is required, Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has warned.

The former first minister expressed confidence the pro-Union position would be "resoundingly endorsed" in any referendum on Irish unification, but she said the exercise would have a negative impact on the political and economic landscape.