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"It will happen sooner or later"/ London responds to Trump on a united Ireland: There is no referendum without a majority

2026-09-13 16:12:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"It will happen sooner or later"/ London responds to Trump on a united
Trump made the comments on Saturday during his visit to Dublin, after meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

The British government has reacted to US President Donald Trump's statement that he would "love" to see a united Ireland, making it clear that London's position on the status of Northern Ireland has not changed.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's office stressed that there is currently no evidence to show that the majority of the population of Northern Ireland wants to leave the United Kingdom and unite with the Republic of Ireland.

For this reason, according to London, the conditions do not exist for organizing a referendum on changing the constitutional status of Northern Ireland.

The backlash came after Trump, during his visit to Ireland, stated that he would like to see the island reunited.

"I would like to see it united," Trump said, calling a united Ireland "a fantastic thing."

The US president also suggested that the merger could happen in the future, but acknowledged that the UK has a crucial role in the process.

Trump's comments immediately touched on one of the most sensitive political and historical issues between Britain and Ireland.

Under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the constitutional status of Northern Ireland is based on the principle of consent. Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom for as long as that is the will of the majority of its population.

The agreement also provides for the possibility of a referendum, known as a "border poll", if the British government concludes that there is a possibility that a majority will vote for union with the Republic of Ireland.

But the British government insists that this moment has not come.

Burnham has previously stated that he does not currently see sufficient evidence to conclude that the majority in Northern Ireland wants a change in constitutional status.

Trump's statements are particularly unusual for a US president. Washington has historically played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process, but US presidents have typically avoided outright support for union or for maintaining the status quo.

Trump's intervention thus returns the issue of a united Ireland to the center of the political debate, while London responds that any change can only come through the democratic will of the citizens of Northern Ireland.


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