SDLP calls for post-Brexit border poll
Colum Eastwood called for a referendum on creating a united Ireland, at the party's manifesto launch on Tuesday.
Last updated 30th May 2017
Speaking at the event in south Belfast, the party's leader said the planned withdrawal had made a border poll a lot more "winnable."
It comes after EU leaders agreed a vote for a united island would allow Northern Ireland to automatically rejoin.
Mr Eastwood said that meant a border call should be called directly after the Brexit process.
"I think there is now a route for actually winning a border poll.
"I think that we need to have one after Brexit, when the dust settles.''
During the election manifesto speech, the nationalist party focused heavily on the issue of Brexit.
The party is staunchly opposed to the process of leaving the EU.
Mr Eastwood said unionists were part of his vision for the future of a "reconciled Ireland''.
He added: "A border poll is no longer solely the project of Irish nationalism but of pro-European internationalism.
"A unity referendum now has a much broader reach, offering us a return to the EU as a sovereign country.''
The SDLP is arguing that only it can effectively fight Brexit because the DUP supports it, while Sinn Fein, which is also strongly against, does not take its seats at Westminster.
Sinn Fein has called for a vote on Irish unity within five years.
Party president Gerry Adams said: "The imposition of Brexit underlines the undemocratic nature of partition and its impact on citizens, the economy, and public services.
"A unity referendum is an opportunity for the people to have their say and to build a new, united, and agreed Ireland.''