Thank you very much for inviting me to attend this excellent event today.

You’ve made it clear to me that there are worries about Brexit, about what it will mean for your families and for your future, and I want you to just take a moment to hear a different perspective.

Conference, my name is Sheila Bodel, I'm a member of East Belfast Conservative Association in Northern Ireland, where I stood on behalf of our Party recently in both General and Assembly Elections.   

James Brokenshire Speech at the launch of the Conservative Manifesto for Northern Ireland Launch on Tuesday 30 May 2017, pictured here with East Belfast candidate Sheila Bodel, Lagan Valley candidate Ian Nickels, North Down candidate Frank Shivers and East Antrim candidate Mark Logan

I am delighted to be in Dublin today. It is the third time I have met the Taoiseach since I became Prime Minister, and indeed the third time we have spoken in the past month.

"A little over six months ago, the British people voted for change.

They voted to shape a brighter future for our country.

They voted to leave the European Union and embrace the world.

Mr Speaker,

With permission I would like to make a statement about the political situation in Northern Ireland.

Extracts from Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP’s keynote speech to the 2016 British Irish Association Conference opening event at Oxford University September 9, 2016

"UK Exit from the EU

The Prime Minister's Statement on the Referendum

Secretary of State has delivered a keynote speech on the Government position regarding Legacy Issues 

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