“It’s very unfortunate that having spent 20 years building really good relations between Belfast and Dublin, between Dublin and London, we’ve thrown all that away in the context of Brexit and this latest row has made it a whole lot worse.”
The Royal College of Nurses made the decision amid growing anger over the pay of health staff who have been under unprecedented pressure during the coronavirus crisis.
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"It seems that it's always the wrong time to give NHS workers a pay rise but never a problem giving your mates a bung."
"It is a choice of two futures. It’s the long-term damage of Brexit, it’s the impact of Tory austerity, or it’s about that economic recovery, that fairer Scotland, that greener Scotland that we want to see with Scotland being an independent country back into Europe.”
“I think lots of people would scratch their heads and say ‘what is going on here?’
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne previously warned of a “febrile” atmosphere and urged people to step back from the brink of violence.
Rishi Sunak has not done enough to prevent a surge in unemployment after coronavirus, the IPPR said.