Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has said he favours the building of a tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland - and claims the Prime Minister is "on the same page".
Speaking during an evidence session in the Scottish Parliament, Jack took a different view from that previously outlined by Boris Johnson, who had said serious consideration was being given to building a bridge between Portpatrick and Larne.
Jack said a link between the two countries would boost the economies of Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland, while also strengthening the union.
He also said a tunnel would not face the same problems posed to any potential bridge project by the Second World War munitions dump at Beaufort's Dyke in the Irish Sea.
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