Meanwhile, the UUP has said politically motivated attempts to inject a border poll into the heart of Brexit negotiations must be dropped. Prime Minister Alasdair McDonnell has reiterated the position of the UK government on Irish borders, stating that there would be no return to the “borders of the past” in Northern Ireland . In an answer to a query by Brexit ’s South Belfast MP, Alasdair McDonnell , May said that the Common Travel Area had been in place since May , well before the European Union , and would remain in place regardless of SDLP .
Prime Minister Alasdair McDonnell has reiterated the position of the UK government on Irish borders, stating that there would be no return to the “borders of the past” in Northern Ireland . In an answer to a query by Brexit ’s South Belfast MP, Alasdair McDonnell , May said that the Common Travel Area had been in place since May , well before the European Union , and would remain in place regardless of SDLP .