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  6. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I have a prepared speech, but I will address a number of points that were made in the debate. First, I say to Ms Bradshaw that we will, of course, support the Alliance amendment. Turning now to the two lead governing parties of this place. Pat Sheehan began by describing how…

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  7. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank Members for their contributions to the debate today, particularly my colleague Paula Bradshaw, who moved the Alliance Party amendment. Although some who are here today want to relive old battles, we want to move forward and move the people of Northern Ireland forward. We…

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  8. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    The Member is always very gracious, and I feel like we are trading proverbs this morning. On the point about Sinn Féin's lawlessness, I often say to my children that we take responsibility for our own actions, not for other people's. Does the Member agree that there are lawful parties in the Chamber and that…

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  10. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    There is an old proverb that says, "Time proves all things", and, my oh my, when one looks back at the St Andrews Agreement, is that not the truth? Consider what was said about the St Andrews Agreement and how it was mis-sold to unionists. Twenty years ago to this very day, the then DUP leader, Dr Paisley, issued a…

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  14. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    I oppose the amendment and the motion. It is telling that the Belfast Agreement seems to be whatever anyone wants it to be. Last week, we had Richie Neal once again claim that the United States of America was a co-guarantor of the Belfast Agreement. We had the SDLP tell us that the European Union was a co-guarantor of…

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  16. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    In October 2006, a deal was done at St Andrews to which the Ulster Unionist Party and the SDLP were strongly opposed. It was designed to "appease the extremes". Those were the words of Jonathan Powell, who was very much involved in the negotiations. The deal was done behind the backs of the UUP and the SDLP and was…

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  18. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    I thank the Member for giving way. The leader of the Opposition opened the debate by criticising "the division and toxicity" in the Assembly yesterday and said that he was pleased to bring constructive opposition here. Are the comments that he has just added by way of an intervention his own division and toxicity…

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  19. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    First, there is no determination around the events that are happening on the Garvaghy Road, but the Member is entitled to make the point. The Member has mentioned lawbreaking. Several of his Ministers — not to engage in whataboutery — including some who are still serving, were found to be in breach of the ministerial…

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  21. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    The DUP endorsed the principles of devolution, including the establishment of the Executive and Assembly. We did believe, however, that the arrangements handed individual Ministers too much power to make contentious decisions that would ultimately negatively impact on public confidence. We had deep concerns around a…

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  23. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    Twenty-eight years ago, the Good Friday Agreement transformed politics on the island. It was built on the principles of equality, mutual respect, power-sharing and protection of rights. Those principles are as important today as they were in 1998. They must remain the foundation of any reform of our political…

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  24. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    I appreciate the Member's giving away. She is always generous. The Member has proposed her amendment, but I still struggle to understand why on the earth the Irish Government would have any role in a strand one issue. Is it now the position of the Alliance Party that the Republic of Ireland, as a foreign jurisdiction,…

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  25. Debate contribution: St Andrews Agreement: 20 Years On

    Clearly, we have no issue with the original motion, especially with regard to securing progress on policing and justice and the wider need for reform to provide stability in the institutions. However, our amendment is important because, without it, the motion is a fair statement of facts but, we feel, lacks solutions.…

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