Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown

By Peter Walker and Charlotte Edwardes•The Guardian - UK News

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better BritainThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian.While he added that any union would necessarily be “a long process” and based on mutual agreement, Brown’s comments are notable both because of his vehement opposition to Scottish independence, but also because of his involvement in government in efforts to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Continue reading...

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence

‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain

The former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian.

While he added that any union would necessarily be “a long process” and based on mutual agreement, Brown’s comments are notable both because of his vehement opposition to Scottish independence, but also because of his involvement in government in efforts to bring peace to Northern Ireland.

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