Debate contribution: First Minister: Pledge of Office
Debate contribution by Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly on .
- MLA
- Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 29 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Question for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- First Minister: Pledge of Office
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5761644
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Text
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. We have had remarks from Members on the Benches opposite about those on these Benches inflaming the situation. Let me make it clear: I am in the House this afternoon as deputy First Minister. I have turned up to do my job. The First Minister was on the Garvaghy Road at the weekend, chanting, encouraging people to break the law, riling up people and dialling up the temperature and the rhetoric. There is one party here that has been responsible: that is us. There is one party that has been deeply reckless, and there is one First Minister who has been deeply reckless. She needs to come to the House to answer questions and subject herself to that scrutiny.
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