The Irish Government must begin planning for a Border poll and establish a dedicated ministry in the Republic for a “New Ireland”, SDLP leader Claire Hanna has told her annual party conference.

A year after being elected party leader, Ms Hanna accused Dublin of failing to provide leadership on unification.

“My call is simple. To the Irish and British governments – now is the moment to begin planning for the future,” she told delegates at a Belfast hotel on Saturday.

“Give a New Ireland the focus it deserves with a new ministry in the south, create a structur

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