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<p>The Government regularly meets representatives from the Government of Ireland to
discuss a range of issues. We will continue to hold such meetings throughout the process
of negotiating our exit from the European Union. The UK Government remains fully committed
to the Belfast Agreement. This includes the obligation for the Secretary of State
for Northern Ireland to call a border poll if he believes there is majority support
for a united Ireland. It is however the Secretary of State’s clear view that a majority
of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support the current political settlement,
including Northern Ireland’s position within the United Kingdom. As the Government’s
Northern Ireland manifesto at the last election set out, the circumstances requiring
a border poll are, therefore, not satisfied.</p><p> </p>
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