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Probably the most significant consequence of Northern Ireland’s wartime contribution was the fact that it now had the support of both major political parties, the new Labour government — traditionally sympathetic to Irish nationalism — no less than the outgoing Tory-dominated administration. Accordingly, as the London-Stormont relationship strengthened, the position of Irish nationalists on the Ulster question weakened. The security now enjoyed by unionists was to rule out any serious consideration of the constitutional question until after the outbreak of civil conflict in 1969.
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Loughlin, J. (1998). Ulster: A Reconstituted Question. In: The Ulster Question since 1945. Studies in Contemporary History. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26708-8_2
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