DUP claims border poll would be 'very divisive'

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said that now is the time to plan and discuss the end of partition

At a seminar looking at the future of Ireland, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson claimed that the majority of people in the North want to remain part of the UK. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

The Democratic Unionist Party has claimed a border poll would be "very divisive" and polarise communities in Northern Ireland.

However, Sinn Féin says now is the time to plan and discuss the end of partition. At a seminar looking at the future of Ireland, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson claimed that the majority of people in the North want to remain part of the UK.