By Greg O’Loughlin
Responding to today’s announcement that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to resign, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD said, “The announcement today by Keir Starmer that he will step down as British Prime Minister presents the opportunity to advance relationships between Britain and Ireland in a positive direction.
“The election result in Makerfield may have brought his premiership to an end, but the wider political picture is far more significant. The recent electoral victories of Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party press home the reality that pro-independence parties, including Sinn Féin, now play a hugely significant role in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and present a direct challenge to the Union.
“Politics is changing rapidly in Britain and Ireland. Whoever becomes the next British Prime Minister must recognise these new political realities.
“As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in two years’ time, we should recognise how far we have come. Peace is secure, and the next chapter in our national journey centres on constitutional change, the democratic pathway to Irish reunification, and a managed transition that demands strong British-Irish relations.
“Sinn Féin stands ready to work constructively with the incoming British Prime Minister. We will continue to press for the planning and preparation needed for constitutional change. The constitutional status quo is no longer sustainable. Partition has failed. Both the British Prime Minister and the Taoiseach have a responsibility to engage with these realities in a responsible, practical and direct way that shapes the future.”
Westminster chaos underlines need to build something better’ – O’Neill
Responding to the announcement this morning that Keir Starmer MP will resign, Leas Uachtarán Shinn Féin Michelle O’Neill said, “Today Keir Starmer has announced his intention to step down as British Prime Minister.
“His departure underscores the chaos of Westminster and how our future is better served by breaking our links with Britain.
“Successive British governments have cut our public services and weakened our economy, leaving ordinary people struggling to make ends meet while a small elite grows ever wealthier.
“I stand ready to work constructively with the incoming British Prime Minister, but I will be clear that a hugely different approach is needed.
“People here are not second-class citizens.
“They deserve proper and fair investment in our public services, real support through the cost of living crisis, and respect for our democratic right decide our own future.”
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