Brown says united Ireland inevitable 'in the long-term'

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future.

The former prime minister said it would be a ‘long process’ and have to be based on mutual agreement.

Gordon Brown served in the cabinet during the Good Friday agreement and oversaw the devolution of certain powers in Northern Ireland.

Former PM Gordon Brown said there would need to be a 'long process' to bring people together on Irish unification but suggested it would happen in the long term

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence The former prime minister Gordon Brown has said it is inevitable that Ireland will become united at some point in the future, in a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian. While he added that any union wou

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