Northern where…? Tory MP says he’s following his minister to “Northern Island”

One thing that all sides in Northern Ireland agree on is that it’s not spelt “Northern Island”. Unfortunately Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke disagrees:

Do doubt Michael Gove will blame the teachers for this geographic faux-pas…

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