Nigel Farage and his fellow Brexiteers have done more for Irish unity than those who died for the cause

Before the Brexit referendum, few people expected a border poll on Irish unity to take place within the 25 to 50 years after. That changed the day the result was called

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage: The leave side in the Brexit campaign dismissed the consequences for the Good Friday agreement.

A week before the Brexit vote in June 2016, a reporter from an Irish radio station caught up with Nigel Farage on the campaign trail. He asked the Ukip leader if Britain’s departure from the EU would have any implications for the island of Ireland.

“Don’t worry, we’ll still buy your Guinness,” replied Farage, which chimed with the leave side’s broader dismissal of the consequences for the Good Friday Agreement arising from the vote.