At North Ireland the British Prime Minister is visiting on Sunday night Rishi Sunak, the day after his historic appointment to the leadership of the local government of Michelle O’Neill, which supports the union of the island.

Rishi Sunak’s visit, his seventh to the British province since he became prime minister 15 months ago, comes a day after local institutions reopened after two years of deadlock linked to the fallout from Brexit.

According to Downing Street, the head of the British government is expected to meet on Monday political officials of the British province, where power is shared between the Unionists, who are committed to the place of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and the Republicans who support the union of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.

During this visit which focuses on public services, Sunak is expected to discuss with them their immediate plans.

Based on the resulting co-government since the 1998 Good Friday Agreementwhich ended three decades of conflict, Republican Michelle O’Neill has a Unionist deputy, Emma Little-Pengeley, on her side.

Local government is responsible for areas such as housing, health, employment, agriculture and the environment.

The reopening of local institutions will also make it possible for London to release 3.3 billion pounds (about 3.9 billion euros) to support public services, which recently experienced a large-scale strike.

In an interview broadcast earlier on Sunday, Northern Ireland’s new first minister he spoke of a referendum on Irish reunification within the next 10 years.

London, by contrast, believes in Northern Ireland’s future within the United Kingdom in the long term.