Border Poll Sparks Firestorm: Burnham and Sinn Féin Clash on United Ireland as Business Costs Soar

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Northern Ireland for his first official visit and immediately landed in hot water with Sinn Féin. In a pointed rebuff, Burnham effectively shut down any immediate prospect of a border poll, a message that has been interpreted as a direct challenge to the Sinn Féin leadership. Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald fired back, warning the UK leader he "cannot bury his head in the sand" on the changing demographic and...