25 July 2016
New British Prime Minister meets Martin McGuinness at Stormont
MARTIN McGUINNESS has said new British Prime Minister Theresa May needs to recognise the fact that the majority of people in the North voted to remain in the EU.
The Sinn Féin deputy First Minister met Theresa May in Stormont Castle on Monday morning on her first visit to the North since taking over from David Cameron two weeks ago.
The British Prime Minister also met with First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster during her visit.
Speaking after the meetings, Martin McGuinness said:
“I made it clear to the British Prime Minister that the democratically-expressed wishes of the people of the North who see their future in Europe and voted to remain in Europe should be respected.
“The Tories have no mandate here in the North and I told Theresa May that I will continue to advocate for the majority of people in the North who voted to remain in the EU.”
The Sinn Féin figure also said he raised the issue of the Border with the British Prime Minister.
“I made it clear that we are totally opposed to any border of any description, whether it is for trade or the free movement of people,” he said.
The deputy First Minister added that being dragged out of the EU by English votes would put billions of pounds of EU funding in jeopardy.
“There is no good news whatsoever about Brexit. Billions of pounds would be lost to the people of the North as a result of Brexit and I raised that directly with the Prime Minister.
“There are special circumstances in the North and the British Prime Minister has a responsibility to recognise that and respect the democratic wishes of the people.”
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