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How dare unionists stand up for themselves? How dare unionists say that they cannot operate a system that requires them to operate a protocol that decrees that GB is a foreign country? How dare unionists not accept the partitioning of the United Kingdom? How dare unionists say that they will not accept, colony-like,…
FlaggedConstitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
First of all, in nominating Patsy McGlone, I welcome the passage of the culture and language Bill at Westminster. Patsy would be a fine Speaker, and, as the most fluent Gaeilgeoir in the Chamber, he would be the perfect person in this era. In July, we met to pay tribute to David Trimble, one of the key builders of the…
On a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. The first item of business in the Order Paper is the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers. The debate should refer to that.
Does the Member accept that Robin Swann has repeatedly refused to answer questions on abortion services in Northern Ireland and on the legal advice that he received about implementation so that the Northern Ireland Office had to step in?
There is an awful lot of anger in the Chamber today, and I understand that, but the anger being shown on the Floor today is nothing compared with the anger on the streets and in the towns and villages of Northern Ireland. We are all going to feel a little bit of that anger in the next six or seven weeks. It will be…
Does the Member agree that the only way forward for this place is reform to ensure that all mandates can be respected and those who do not want to turn up to work and get the job done can opt out and sit on the Back Benches?
I intend to keep my remarks short. Given what we have heard already, I think that there is little to be said in the debate. We will, no doubt, throughout the debate rehearse the impact of the failure to elect a Speaker today on our public services, our public finances, individual's lives, with the cost-of-living…
On a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. The Member has just referred to only unionists and nationalists in the House. Can you clarify whether those of us who are forced to be designated as others are also in attendance?
I thank the Member for giving way. He is absolutely right to highlight, in a cost-of-living crisis, the huge costs that have been associated with the Northern Ireland protocol to date. Does he agree that that is a semi-skimmed version of the protocol, which, to date, has been operating at only 10%? If we get the…
On a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. Will you clarify whether today's vote on the Speaker is cross-community? In that vote, will the votes of those of us who designate as "Other" carry the same weight as those of everyone else?
The recall of the Assembly is another flawed and failed attempt to form a new Executive, and, each time, unionist Members and our mandate are disrespected. Power-sharing, if it is to mean anything, has to be about consensus and consent, not contempt, which is what we on these Benches have been subjected to on every…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing.
Today, the Assembly is meeting in a last-ditch attempt to form a Government and get things up and moving. People will be watching, bewildered, as they go to their work, and they want to see their politicians doing the same. Most of us are here because we want to do the job that we were elected to do. Today, our…