Debate contribution: First Minister — Pledge of Office
Debate contribution by Dr Steve Aiken OBE on .
- MLA
- Dr Steve Aiken OBE
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- First Minister — Pledge of Office
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774514
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First Minister, you will probably recall that, quite a while ago, all the leaders of the political parties met to discuss the Bobby Storey funeral, and we asked to resolve with you the issues so that they would not escalate into this situation.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I have heard the deputy First Minister say today that she reached out to you to do something similar: why did you not act on that? Why, instead of raising tensions, have you not acted to reduce tensions in Northern Ireland?
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