Starmer ‘committed to principles of Good Friday Agreement’ over Irish unity

First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Féin’s President Mary Lou McDonald (right), address the media in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast, following a meeting with British prime minister Keir Starmer (Liam McBurney/PA)

Keir Starmer has said he is committed to the principles of the Good Friday Agreement when considering the possibility of a referendum on Irish unity.

His remarks came as Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald repeated her prediction that there would be a border poll by 2030, adding the issue of Irish reunification has “has never been more alive”.