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Northern Ireland First Minister accuses Keir Starmer of discrimination

22 June 2026 18:20 (UTC +04:00)

Keir Starmer's departure from the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom demonstrates the chaos prevailing in Westminster and that our future would be better served by breaking our links with Britain, Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill wrote this on X, APA reports.

The post reads:

"Today Keir Starmer has announced his intention to step down as British Prime Minister. His departure underscores the chaos of Westminster and how our future is better served by breaking our links with Britain.

Successive British governments have cut our public services and weakened our economy, leaving ordinary people struggling to make ends meet while a small elite grows ever wealthier.

I stand ready to work constructively with the incoming British Prime Minister, but I will be clear that a hugely different approach is needed.

People here are not second-class citizens. They deserve proper and fair investment in our public services, real support through the cost of living crisis, and respect for our democratic right to decide our own future."

Ilgar Khudiyev

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