Reacting to a study by accountants Ernst and Young TUV vice-chair Keith Harbinson said:

“This study proves yet again that it is utter folly to peddle an all-Ireland agenda. The all-Ireland economy could contract by as much as 7% this year – much worse than any other region of the United Kingdom.
 
“Northern Ireland should not tie itself in with an all-Ireland economy which is the master plan of the cross-border bodies and Belfast Agreement devolution generally.
 
“Our Province will have a much safer economic future as an integral part of one of the biggest economies in the world, the UK, rather than shackled to the busted flush which is the Irish Republic.”