Andy Burnham says he's aware of 'every word' in Good Friday Agreement after border poll row

The UK prime minister's comments in Belfast last week weren't received too well. Amanda Rose/Alamy Live News tabled The Good Friday Agreement provides for a border poll. UK PRIME MINISTER Andy Burnham has said he’s “very aware of every word in the Good Friday Agreement”. It follows backlash over his comments made in Belfast last week, when he told reporters a referendum on a united Ireland is “off the table”. It was his first official visit to Northern Ireland, which came as the parties continued to fail to agree a budget for the region for this financial year, arguing they need more funding from London. When asked by the media whether he would be “the man at number 10 to press the button for a border poll”, Burnham said he was there “to listen and take a collaborative approach”. But he ad