View from Belfast: republicans cheering on Tories, loyalists for Corbyn – what’s going on?

Brexit has made Northern Ireland’s politics even more complicated, with some believing a Conservative majority could lead to a united IrelandJames Matthews has heard that Boris Johnson is a backstabbing traitor who will sell Northern Ireland loyalists down the river. The loyalist sighs. He still wants the prime minister to win the election. “It’s all mixed up at the moment.”When the contradictions become too much and his head throbs from the paradoxes, Matthews, 76, a ret