According to Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Fein, the current administration “played fast and loose” with the Good Friday Agreement, as she said to News.
The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Emma Little-Pengelly claimed that the Tories had “botched Brexit” and that Northern Ireland was the sufferer.
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie charged that the “chaotic” Tory government was “destroying the cohesion of the United Kingdom”.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader, Colum Eastwood, claimed that the Conservative Party had been “wrecking the place” for the past 14 years.
The neutral Alliance Party’s leader, Naomi Long, added that the election presented a chance for a “reset” in ties.
There are five major parties running for 18 Westminster seats in Northern Ireland: two unionist, two nationalist, and one neutral.
Ms. O’Neill supported Sinn Fein’s stance against British control in Northern Ireland by refusing to accept seats in Westminster.
“The benefit of Sinn Fein is that we are an all-island team with representation in Belfast, in Dublin, in London, in the United States and also now in Europe,” she stated.
