Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Boost his career Votes in Scotland and Ulster get backing from Brits
Secretary Steve Barclay added: “We can see a landing zone in terms of a future deal.”
He also suggested a transition period, due to run until December 2020 if there is a deal, could be extended until 2022 to sort out the Irish Backstop.
MPS last week passed a law blocking a no-deal Brexit on October 31. But Mr Johnson has said he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than delay.
Meanwhile, the PM was mocked for likening our EU exit to Marvel character Bruce Banner transforming into the Incredible Hulk.
He said: “Banner might be bound in manacles but when provoked he would explode out of them.
“Hulk always escaped, no matter how tightly bound – and that is the case for this country. We will come out on October 31 and we will get it done.” But the European Parliament’s Guy Verhofstadt scoffed: “Even to Trumpian standards, the Hulk comparison is infantile. Is the EU supposed to be scared by this? The British public impressed?”
Labour MP David Lammy added: “Don’t be distracted by Boris Johnson’s Donald Trump impression. He’s not the Hulk, he’s threatening to become a criminal.”
And actor Mark Ruffalo – who plays Banner and the Hulk – said: “Boris Johnson forgets the Hulk only fights for the good of the whole. Mad and strong can also be dense and destructive.
“The Hulk works best with a team and is a disaster alone. Plus... he’s always got Dr Banner with science and reason.” A SECOND referendum on Scottish independence and one on the Northern Irish border issue have widespread support among voters in Britain, a new poll suggests.
A BMG survey for The Independent found that 45% of people in England, Scotland and Wales believe the Government should allow a second referendum on the issue of independence, while 30% were against the idea.
When “don’t knows” are removed, the split is 60% in support of a referendum and 40% against.
On the issue of the Northern Ireland border, more than half of those polled support the idea of a vote after
Brexit to let the region decide whether to stay in the UK or join the Republic. The poll found that 52% supported a referendum while 19% were against it.
When the “don’t knows” are removed the split is 73% in support of the idea and 27% against.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford welcomed the results of the poll for Scotland.
He said: “This is a significant poll for the independence movement – showing a majority of people across the UK, not just Scotland, believe that Scotland should have the choice to decide its own future.
“From this poll it’s clear that it should be up to the people and Parliament of Scotland to decide whether there should be another independence referendum – not a detached and broken Westminster system.”
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already said she wants to have another vote on leaving the UK in the second half of 2020.
While Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated his opposition to a second referendum, the SNP leader said it “now seems inevitable that there will be an early UK general election”.
The Prime Minister has previously said he does not want a hard border in Northern Ireland.
BMG questioned 1,504 adults in England, Scotland and Wales between September 3 and 6.
Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has said there should not be a second independence referendum even if the SNP and Greens win a majority at Holyrood.
He told the Herald On Sunday: “We will still stand very firmly against another independence referendum, and we would vote against it at every single opportunity.
“We were promised it was a ‘once in a generation’ thing.”