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Sat 03 Mar 2002Re-elected Trimble calls for united Ireland pollUlster Unionist Party leader Mr David Trimble has called for a poll on a united Ireland next year. He made the call after he was re-elected leader at the Ulster Unionist Party AGM today.Mr Trimble's proposal comes just days after senior colleague Sir Reg Empey urged Unionists to fight Sinn Féin's attempt to drive Northern Ireland into a united Ireland.