‘Good news for all parties’: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory

Michelle O'Neill, the first minister of Northern Ireland, told the BBC this week she planned to approach Labour on ‘day one’ should it form the next government. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

The prospect of a Labour government has united Northern Ireland’s political parties and the Irish government in hope of a reset in relations with London after the convulsions of Brexit.

Unionists and nationalists expect Keir Starmer to bring stability and focus to Downing Street’s approach to Northern Ireland and to mend frayed ties with Dublin.