We are nowhere near a united Ireland, DUP leader Donaldson says

Jeffrey Donaldson said: “Unless Mary Lou McDonald has the longest arms on this island, I don’t think she is anywhere close to touching distance.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has said that Northern Ireland is not moving towards a poll on Irish unity (Oliver McVeigh/PA)

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has dismissed Sinn Féin predictions of a border poll within 10 years, stating: “We are nowhere near a united Ireland.”

Mr Donaldson said Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald must have the “longest arms on this island” to state Irish unity is within touching distance.