Micheál Martin: Irish unity even more important after Brexit ‘setback’

“When I made the decision not to have a General election in December it was because I thought anything could happen in the British parliament, and it has come to pass.”

Although the 149 margin was reduced from the record 230-vote defeat of the first “meaningful vote” in January, Ms May was left far adrift from a majority with just 17 days to go to the scheduled date of Brexit on March 29.