Jim Shannon, MP for Strangford, has asked Prime Minister David Camerson to give his assurances of his continued commitment to the Union of the United Kingdom in wake of Brexit.
Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions on 29 June, Jim Shannon MP said:
“May I join in the tributes paid to the Prime Minister for all that he has done during his time in office?
“Does he agree that, whatever the disagreements about the European Union – he was in the remain camp, while my party and I were part of the leave campaign -the Union that really matters is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and preserving it should be of the utmost importance?
“It works, and it is staying together. What is being done to ensure that that continues during the Prime Minister’s remaining time in office?”
The Prime Minister was happy to give such assurances and responded: “I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. I agree with him that keeping the United Kingdom together is an absolutely paramount national interest for our country.
“Because of the decision that has been made about Europe, there need to be exhaustive conversations between officials in Whitehall and in Northern Ireland, and we need to have very strong relations with the Republic of Ireland, so that we can keep the benefits of the common travel area.
“The hon. Gentleman has always supported one blue team, Leicester City. I hope that one day he will support another blue team, but there we are.”
