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Reuters A nationalist surge at elections in Northern Ireland and a Scottish demand for a second independence referendum have raised doubts over whether the United Kingdom can hold together after it leaves the European Union.
108 months ago
Washington Post World Power sharing has been central to a fragile peace in Northern Ireland, where Irish nationalists opposed to British rule battled unionists who wanted to keep the region part of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government on brink of collapse
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Martin McGuinness's resignation could trigger fresh elections in Northern Ireland.
110 months ago
VICE News "Why should we pick up the bad collateral damage for a stupid decision taken in London?"
Why Gerry Adams thinks his Brexit loss could win him Northern Ireland
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The political and economic fallout of the Brexit could boost support for a vote on Irish unification, which would see Northern Ireland leave the United Kingdom.
116 months ago
VICE News The majority of people in Northern Ireland voted to remain in the European Union, in contrast with the rest of the United Kingdom.
Gerry Adams says Brexit could lead to Northern Ireland leaving the UK
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VICE News traveled to Dublin to meet Ireland’s most infamous politician, Sinn Féin party president Gerry Adams, to talk about how Brexit will impact Northern Ireland.
116 months ago
Reuters Prime Minister Theresa May visited Northern Ireland on Monday in a bid to allay fears about the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union on the British province's peace process, its border with Ireland and billions of pounds of Read more ... EU funding.
116 months ago
The New York Times Britain's EU referendum has divided the United Kingdom in ways that mean it may not come back together again.
After ‘Brexit,’ 3 Centuries of Unity in Britain Are in Danger
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The United Kingdom is what the European Union aspired to be but never became: a multinational state. The vote to leave the union may push Scotland and Northern Ireland to undo that arrangement.
117 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics "In reality, there never has been a nation state called the United Kingdom."
A Disunited Kingdom: Views on the Brexit Differ in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Perhaps football is the clearest sign that devolution has come a long way in the United Kingdom. Wales and England are in the same group at the Euro 2016...
117 months ago
The New York Times "If we are taken out of the EU then a lot of Scots would want to be taken out of the UK."
Choosing ‘Brexit’ Could Leave the Kingdom Less United
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A vote by Britain to leave the European Union could create pressure for Scottish independence and harden the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
117 months ago
Abby The Traveler Scotland is a self-governing nation in northwest Europe and one of the four nations that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Destination Scotland, United Kingdom - Abby The Traveler!
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Scotland is a self-governing nation in northwest Europe and one of the four nations that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is the second largest portion (32% of the surface and 8% of the population...
129 months ago
WSJ Live Voting gets underway in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for the U.K.’s next government: on.wsj.com/1P3pTLs
Voting Underway For United Kingdom’s Next Government
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People across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are going to the polls to vote for the United Kingdom’s next government. Mark Kelly reports. Image: Zuma Press
131 months ago