Ulster Unionist Leader Robin Swann MLA, has stated that constructive ambiguity about Northern Ireland`s place in a post-Brexit UK would be a serious blow against the Belfast Agreement and the principle of consent.
Robin Swann MLA said:
“The next 24 to 48 hours of Brexit negotiations will set the direction of travel for Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom for decades to come. The bottom line for the Prime Minister, the Conservative Government and their partners in the DUP must be the achievement of a sensible deal which respects the result of the referendum and maintains the integrity of the United Kingdom. There must be no ambiguity, constructive or otherwise, in any deal about Northern Ireland`s place within the Union in a post-Brexit UK.
“To do otherwise would be a serious blow against the Belfast Agreement and the principle of consent and will set a dangerous precedent for the future. I have made my views very clear to Downing Street. Given the Prime Minister`s very strong statements in support of the Union, I certainly hope that this will not be the case. We will carefully study the text of any deal when it is published.”