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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

‘Perilous’ for political unionism to forget middle ground, unity event told

Journalist Amanda Ferguson, writer Claire Mitchell, former UUP councillor Linzi McClaren and SDLP leader Claire Hanna taking part in the panel discussion on Thursday (Rebecca Black/PA) -

It will be at political unionism’s “peril” to forget about “small-u unionists” who are becoming increasingly apathetic, a panel discussion about Irish unity has heard.

Brexit and the prospect of a Nigel Farage-led UK Government were cited as factors that were “radicalising” some within Northern Ireland’s unionist community to consider opting for a united Ireland.

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