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Speaking in response to comments at the party’s annual meeting in Athlone at the weekend, Jim Allister said: “Even discounting all the self-promotional hyperbole and hype of Sinn Fein over Irish unity, unionists who understand the constitutional implications of the Protocol, know that it has greatly aided the cause of dismantling the Union and, as Varadkar has identified, created the pathway to Irish unity through the economic unification of Ireland.
Michelle O’Neill told her party’s conference at the weekend that the UK government needs to “call time” on negotiations with the DUP over the Windsor Framework. She party’s vice-president said that “The British government need to call time on their endless two-way negotiation with the DUP. Public patience has run out. We must move forward. It is now decision time”.

Mr Allister called again on unionists not to return to government at Stormont – not only because of the protocol – but because it would further Sinn Fein’s unification plans.

“The Protocol’s Irish unity trajectory is the compelling reason why thinking unionists cannot operate a Protocol subservient Stormont, which inevitably would expedite the unification process, not least under a Sinn Fein Economy Minister”, he said.
Allister said that “Sinn Féin’s single-minded pursuit of Irish unity is itself a convincing reason why it would be unionist folly to enthrone a Sinn Fein First Minister to use that very position and government to advance the destruction of the Union. Sinn Fein has never been in government to make Northern Ireland work, far less so now with the prestige of office hijacked to advance the absorption of NI into the Republic.”
He also reiterated his view that the Windsor Framework is pulling Northern Ireland away from the UK and closer to Dublin and Brussels, saying that: “Under the Protocol Northern Ireland is now more in the EU/ROI’s economic orbit, operating under the same single market rules as Dublin and under the same EU Customs Code which treats GB as a foreign country, with checks and tariffs on its goods and resulting diversion of trade with the border pushed to the Irish Sea. Little wonder Sinn Fein are the Protocol’s greatest cheerleaders and those most frustrated by unionists refusing to aid their self-destruction through themselves implementing the Protocol”.

by LoveLaughLarne

17 comments

  1. “Surely the best way to avoid a united ireland is by making sure northern ireland doesnt function” s/

  2. *Mr allister has called on unionists to continue doing the thing that resulted in sinn fein getting the most votes during the last election*

    God, please fucking do. Finally, get the unionist clowns into political irrelevancy.

  3. When Sectarian Sinn Fein represents 1 single Unionist Bastard within Westminster, get back to Unionism about the Protocol.

    Better still, implement it within England, Scotland & Wales too, then get back to Unionism.

  4. And when Jim speaks two this are happening, number 1 he’s lying, number 2, vol Jimmy will do anything needed for a United Ireland as his predecessors before him did

  5. Denying the ppl a democratic voting win. Is only propelling and doing one thing even on the fence nationalists about are now going strong for a unity vote.
    Tal 32 thank you jimbo

  7. Unionism championed Breakshit,. They were warned. They advertised to get it, They were offered the backstop but thought they were kingmakers because they held the balance of power. Britain is losing £100 billion a year in trade. The NHS is on it’s knees even though it was promised £180 million a week ( where the f@#£ is it? ). Unionism has scored what is colloquially known as an own goal!

  8. Surely, the way to avoid or at least delay any referendum on reunification would be to have Stormont up and running? Or am I being too sensible?

  9. Awww. Is someone upset about the consequences of a vote they championed for when everyone was saying this was going to be a mess?

    Boo hoo. Poor fucking idiots.

  10. People keep saying hes an intelligent man, I just don’t see it. If Unionism isn’t championing the strength of the union in government its weak and has left a vacuum for people to explore other ideas.

  12. It’s mad because unionist will have way more power in a united Ireland and will no doubt have an Ireland closer to the UK than the ROI is today.. it’s not like NI becomes a part of ROI it’ll be a new Ireland with flegs and songs to appease both sides

  14. He’s a cunt, always has been a cunt and will continue to be a cunt till they “plant” him

  15. Back to monaghan with you, free stater coming up here telling us our business /s

  16. So we can’t have a functioning government in NI because a functioning government will eventually allow Ireland to be unified at some point
    .. sheesh..😒

  17. As a unionist, I look at it the opposite way in that it could potentially concrete Northern Ireland’s place within the union.

    If we get free trade with both the UK and the EU, then surely that is of massive economic benefit.

    It’s too bad that most unionists seem to think the opposite.

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