Sinn Fein on the Irish border: “There will be no hard border”

Leader of Sinn Fein Mary Lou McDonald tells #Marr there’s a lot of “hot air and rhetoric” surrounding the backstophttps://t.co/9DiuTY2A9j #Brexit pic.twitter.com/vQ8S3EHVYN

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 3, 2019

Even Sinn Fein are saying there won’t be a hard border in Ireland. The “hot air and rhetoric” on the backstop is coming from the EU…

Hot take of the day: Polly wants Sinn Fein MPs to take the oath of allegiance and block Brexit…

Lovely little endorsement for Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister by his old terrorist chum, Gerry Adams. #Marr pic.twitter.com/do5ec1AFkD

— LEAVE.EU 🇬🇧 (@LeaveEUOfficial) February 4, 2018

Returning the favour…

Asked earlier whether he would consider inviting Sinn Fein to Westminster to support a minority Labour coalition government, Corbyn refused to answer. Instead his supporters booed the questioner. It is a very valid point – given the opportunity to join the governing arrangement, who is to say Sinn Fein wouldn’t drop their long-held opposition to taking up their Westminster seats? They already accept Westminster parliamentary allowances and take part in events at Westminster (mostly with Jez). At the last election Sinn Fein candidates began to waver on the boycott, with one saying “never say never” to taking up their Westminster seats. Sinn Fein currently have 4 MPs: Mickey Brady, Pat Doherty, Paul Maskey and Francie Molloy. The Belfast Telegraph says this evening:

“If Corbyn does stand any chance, he’ll need Sinn Fein to take its seats in Westminster in order to get him across the line.”

Surely Jez couldn’t resist calling on his old Sinn Fein mates if parliament hung in the balance?