British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting Northern Ireland today.
The newly-installed leader is visiting regions across the UK to try and improve relations between London and devolved governments.
Britain's New Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn visited Northern Ireland on Saturday and spoke with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
He said his priority was to establish a new relationship between the UK government and the Stormont Executive.
Mr Benn also said he has no plans to call for a referendum on a united Ireland, citing “clear” criteria for such a border poll.
He said there is "no evidence that that condition has been met" which would see a majority of people there vote for a united Ireland.
A survey by the Belfast Telegraph and LucidTalk found 49% of people would vote to stay in the UK in a border, compared to 39% who would vote for a united Ireland.
It comes as Sinn Féin recently became the largest Northern Ireland party at Westminster following the UK general election.
"Botched" Brexit deal
The UK Labour government has made a swathe of announcements as it enters its first full week in power.
During a visit to Scotland on Sunday Mr Starmer said he plans to have a closer relationship with the European Union - criticising the "botched" Brexit deal delivered by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
"We intend to improve our relationship with the EU and that means closer trading ties with the EU, it means closer ties in relation to research and development and closer ties in relation to defence and security," he said.
"Obviously, there are many discussions to be had and negotiations to be had.
"But I do think that we can get a much better deal than the botched deal that Boris Johnson saddled the UK with."
After his visit to Northern Ireland, Mr Starmer is then set to meet with metro mayors before heading to a NATO summit in Washington DC on Tuesday.
Simon Harris arrives for the European Council in Brussels. Image: European UnionTaoiseach Simon Harris will meet Mr Starmer in London next week.
In a phone call just hours after his election Mr Starmer invited Mr Harris to meet him in Downing Street on July 17th which the Taoiseach accepted.
The two leaders also spoke of their "shared determination to reset and strengthen the bilateral relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom and to set about that task with urgency and ambition".
They also agreed a closer relationship between Dublin and London was needed and "a meaningful re-set would require regular engagement between them".
