Support for Irish unity not advanced one step in 25 years, says DUP leader

Gavin Robinson said there has been no rise in support for a united Ireland in 25 years (Niall Carson/PA)

Support for a united Ireland has not advanced one step in the quarter century since Northern Ireland’s peace agreement, the leader of the DUP has insisted.

However, Gavin Robinson said unionists could not be complacent about the maintenance of the Union, as he acknowledged the need to convince the growing number of non-aligned middle ground voters in Northern Ireland of the case for the constitutional status quo.