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Topic: Brexit and the Unity of the UK

The implications of Brexit for Scotland and Northern Ireland

If there was a referendum in Northern Ireland asking people whether they want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK when the UK leaves the EU, how would you vote?

24 May 2018 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


Do you think there should be a referendum in Northern Ireland asking people whether they want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK or to re-unify with the rest of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU?

24 May 2018 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


Would you prefer a hard Brexit for all of the UK, a soft Brexit for all of the UK, or a hard Brexit for Great Britain but a soft Brexit for Northern Ireland?

24 May 2018 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK The Brexit process


If a referendum on Scottish independence was held around March 2019 when the UK is scheduled to leave the EU and a Yes vote meant that Scotland would definitely stay in the EU when the UK left, which way do you think you would vote?

4 January 2018 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


In the context of a ‘hard Brexit’ and Northern Ireland leaving the EU with no deal on the border, the Good Friday Agreement or citizen’s rights, how would you vote if a Border Poll referendum was held tomorrow with the question ‘Should Northern Ireland REMAIN in the European Union through joining the Republic of Ireland or LEAVE the European Union by staying in the United Kingdom’?

11 December 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


In the event of the UK leaving the EU with no deal, do you feel there should be a border poll on staying in the EU through re-uniting Ireland?

11 December 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


Do you feel that Northern Ireland should have some form of special or unique status that would mean that Northern Ireland stays in the EU customs union and the EU single market and therefore avoid a hard border?

11 December 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK The Brexit process


Which is your preferred constitutional option for Scotland following the UK’s vote to leave the EU?

30 April 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


What influence do you think the fact that a majority in Scotland voted to remain in the EU in the 2016 referendum should have on the British Prime Minister’s approach to the EU negotiations?

30 April 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK


How essential a criteria is it that any Brexit deal delivers for all regions and nations of the UK and have the support of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

29 March 2017 Question Brexit and the Unity of the UK What should Brexit mean?


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