Jim Shannon of the DUP seeks assurance that 'Ulster remains British'

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00:00 the Northern Ireland Assembly can debate and make provision for it.

00:03 >> Jim Shannon (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab) I thank the Secretary of State very much for

00:10 his statement and the hard work that he has done. I say this quite sincerely. Government actions up

00:16 until now have, I believe, undermined some of the trust of Unionist people. I believe there is a

00:21 clear need for messaging from Government that the concerns that Unionists have been expressing for

00:26 the last two years are being dealt with through secure legislative processes here and, unilaterally,

00:32 with the EU. My constituents in Strangfordshire, who are in the gallery today, are proud of their

00:40 Britishness. I am sure the Secretary of State will be able to confirm—I hope he can—that we

00:45 in Northern Ireland are as British as London, as Cardiff, as Manchester, as Newcastle and, indeed,

00:54 as Edinburgh and Scotland. >> Mr Speaker

00:59 I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I am very proud that he is as proud a Brit as I am.

01:13 Thank you.