Sinn Fein in border poll call after it was revealed that PM Theresa May reportedly expressed doubts about winning a vote - @DeclanKearneySF talks to @vinnybelfast

May 16, 2018, 10:49 AM

Sinn Fein has insisted that a border poll must be called with immediate effect. Yesterday the Times newspaper reported the Prime Minister had doubts that the government would win a referendum on maintaining Northern Ireland's place within the UK. It said Mrs May had been discussing Brexit plans with Jacob Rees-Mogg when she made the comments.The newspaper said Mr Rees-Mogg had expressed his view that the government would win a future border poll, just as it won the 2014 independence referendum in Scotland. The Times quoted Mrs May as saying: "I would not be as confident as you. That's not a risk I'm prepared to take. We cannot be confident on the politics of the situation, on how it plays out." Vinny spoke to Sinn Fein's Declan Kearney.