Boris Johnson arrived in Northern Ireland to talk up the strength of union between Britain’s constituent nations and promise a strong rebound from the coronavirus crisis.
Johnson met with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and her deputy Michelle O’Neill in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle, as well as Ireland’s new prime minister Micheal Martin for the first time since the formation of a new Irish coalition government in June.
On his first visit to Northern Ireland since the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson wants to firm up ties badly strained by several years of acrimonious Brexit negotiations.
There is”a landing zone” for the EU and UK to strike a trade deal before Brexit, Ireland’s Taoiseach has said.
Micheal Martin, who met Boris Johnson for talks today in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, said both sides knew that they needed to avoid another economic shock following Covid-19.
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