Motion or amendment: Change on these Islands
Motion or amendment by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 12 May 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Change on these Islands
- Assembly identifier
- Document 484256
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Change on these Islands
That this Assembly notes the outcome of the recent elections in Britain; expresses concern at the rise of right-wing populism embodied by Reform UK; believes that a Reform UK-led government would be hugely damaging for people living here as well as British-Irish relations; further notes recent polling which indicates majority support for a new Ireland within the European Union; affirms that any process of constitutional change must be carefully managed, protecting the relationships and multiple identities outlined in the Good Friday Agreement; and further affirms that the only credible way of decisively exercising democratic control over our future is to build a new Ireland.
108 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Divisions on this item
- 18 May 2026: Change on these Islands – The Motion Was Negatived
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