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British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’

‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast

By Gerry Moriarty
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#3522
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27 Aug 2026, 14:31 UTC
Last checked
27 Aug 2026, 17:26 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
27 Aug 2026, 15:45 UTC
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Byline
Gerry Moriarty
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‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast
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    British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’

    ‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast

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    Border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’, says Burnham on first visit as UK PM to North

    ‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast

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    Border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’, says Burnham on first visit as prime minister to North

    ‘I see how referenda can really take you backwards because it turns people in on themselves,’ Burnham says in Belfast

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    Andy Burnham urges Stormont politicians to engage in ‘problem-solving, not points-scoring’

    British prime minister to meet politicians on his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#3206
Observed
27 Aug 2026, 16:31 UTC
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200 / parsed
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701,156 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt
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