Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley admits she had no idea people in the country voted on...

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....sectarian lines before she was promoted to crucial Cabinet job

Karen Bradley admitted today she did not understand the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland before being promoted to the Cabinet post overseeing the province.

In an astonishing confession, she admitted to not knowing Unionist and Nationalist parties do not compete with each for votes but instead vie for support within their own communities.
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And she said: 'I freely admit that when I started this job, I didn't understand some of the deep-seated and deep-rooted issues that there are in Northern Ireland.

'I didn't understand things like when elections are fought for example in Northern Ireland - people who are nationalists don't vote for unionist parties and vice-versa.

'So, the parties fight for election within their own community. Actually, the unionist parties fight the elections against each other in unionist communities and nationalists in nationalist communities.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6139557/Karen-Bradley-admits-no-idea-people-Northern-Ireland-voted-sectarian-lines.html

How reassuring - when we have not had an administration in 18 months. The country is going to pot. Sinn Fein and the DUP are more interested in scoring political points than working together, and we have a Secretary of State who does not have a fucking clue. Oh and Brexit and borders. And Peace. And Good Friday agreement. Stop the bus and let me get off the fucking madness.