A Northern Irish politician has claimed that the issue of a hard border on the island of Ireland is the Republic’s problem because they chose to leave the UK.
In yet another bizarre statement from British politicians, North Antrim MLA Jim Allister, has claimed that the issue wouldn’t have been a problem if the Republic had chosen to stay with the UK all those years ago.
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster, Mr Allister, said: “I have no issue with border checks in the sense that we are a separate country and if the EU puts on the Irish Republic the necessity to have a border, I say again, that’s their problem.”
“Remember, there wouldn’t have been a border if the 26 counties hadn’t decided to leave the UK.”
“Now we’re leaving the EU, we’re all leaving the EU, and if that puts a burden on the Irish Republic to man a single market border that fundamentally is their problem.”
However the Unionist politician will be left rather red faced after many on social media pointed out that Northern Ireland was created a full five months before the Anglo Irish Treaty declaring an Irish Free State was signed into law.