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Unionism is blocking progress in Ireland
It’s time to face the reality that the flow of history is towards reunification of Ireland, says DIANE ABBOTT
IN THE HEADLINES: US President Joe Biden (left) is greeted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as he arrives for a state dinner at Dublin Castle, on day three of his visit to Ireland, Thursday, April 13

THE Tory press was mainly hostile to Joe Biden during his visit. This is not a mark of strength, but of powerlessness.

It now seems perfectly acceptable for British politicians to attack Biden simply for being Irish-American.

The media widely implied that he could not be trusted simply because of his Irishness. His critics on this front included some of our “respectable” media. The BBC was not immune.

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