Belfast victims campaigner loses High Court action over border poll

Mr McCord is also challenging the Irish Government over its lack of policy on holding a border poll.

A Belfast victims campaigner has lost his High Court challenge to the Northern Ireland Secretary over her power to decide when a border poll can be called.

Raymond McCord took a judicial review, arguing that the current criteria for calling a referendum on Irish unity is too vague and left at the secretary of state's "unfettered discretion".