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"en.20160628.4.1-043-000"2
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"Mr President, MEPs like Diane Dodds and Marine Le Pen would say that we in the north of Ireland are bound by a UK vote. We say we are not and, like the previous MEP, Mr Smith, we asked you to respect our vote. We stand by the vote of the people of the north of Ireland just like Scotland, which voted remain.
We accept, we respect and we will defend the wishes of the people of the north of Ireland. However, if English votes drag us out of the EU, that would be like: ‘Britannia waives the rules’. There was a democratic vote. We voted to remain. I tell you that the last thing that the people of Ireland need is an EU border with 27 Member States stuck right in the middle of it.
You and the EU have supported our peace process and I ask you to continue to do that. Sinn Féin worked for a strong remain vote on the basis of another Europe – a more social Europe, a more democratic Europe – and clearly I say to the Commission and to the Council that you are not listening. You fail to realise the depth of opposition among the ordinary people to their anti-democratic practices and anti-social policies. These social policies and practices must change if the EU is to survive. You have to listen to that, but I ask you to please respect the vote of the people in the north of Ireland. They voted remain."@en1
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